Zip 78946 (Ledbetter, TX) Climate

78946 Ledbetter, TX has a subtropical climate that is characterized by hot humid summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 74°F (23°C). Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the mid-90s °F (mid-30s °C). Winters are mild with occasional cold spells but rarely see temperatures below freezing. The area receives an average amount of rainfall throughout the year and snowfall is rare.

Ledbetter (zip 78946), Texas gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ledbetter (zip 78946) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 228 sunny days per year in Ledbetter (zip 78946). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ledbetter (zip 78946) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 72 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 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 78946 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

3.1 Summer - 7.9 Winter

April, October and November are the most pleasant months in the 78946 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

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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.

August is the hottest month for the 78946 zip code with an average high temperature of 96.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In the 78946 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 78946 zip code are April, October and November.

In the 78946 zip code, there are 103.0 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 78946 zip code with an average of 38.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the 78946 zip code, there are 24.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the 78946 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 78946 zip code can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

October is the wettest month in the 78946 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.0 inches in the 78946 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

December is the rainiest month in the 78946 zip code with 6.8 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 72.2 rainy days annually in the 78946 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 78946 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Texas. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 78946 zip code.

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