Zip 79745 (Kermit, TX) Climate

Kermit, TX has a typical subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and plenty of precipitation throughout the year. During the summer months temperatures can reach up to 100°F with high levels of humidity and frequent rain. Winters are milder with average temperatures hovering around 55°F with some cold spells at night. The area receives an average annual rainfall of 24 inches with most of it coming from June through September.

Kermit (zip 79745), Texas gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kermit (zip 79745) averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 261 sunny days per year in Kermit (zip 79745). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kermit (zip 79745) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 42 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 96 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79745 zip code is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.6 Summer - 7.6 Winter

October, April and March are the most pleasant months in the 79745 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kermit, Texas	United States
	13.9 in.	38.1 in.
	2.9 in.	27.8 in.
	42.1 days	106.2 days
	261 days	205 days
	95.6°	85.8°
	28.3°	21.7°
	7.9	7
	5.9	4.3
	2851 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 79745 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In the 79745 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 79745 zip code are October, April and March.

In the 79745 zip code, there are 114.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79745 zip code with an average of 28.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79745 zip code, there are 72.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79745 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

Humidity in the 79745 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

July is the wettest month in the 79745 zip code with 2.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.9 inches in the 79745 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

September is the rainiest month in the 79745 zip code with 4.9 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 2.2 rainy days. There are 42.1 rainy days annually in the 79745 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.9 inches in the 79745 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79745 zip code with 1.6 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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