Zip 79406 (Lubbock, TX) Climate

The climate in 79406 Lubbock, TX is generally warm and sunny throughout the year. Summers tend to be hot and dry with temperatures reaching as high as 98 F during July and August. Winters are mild with average lows of around 36 F during January and February. Rainfall is sparse, with an annual average of just 16 inches per year. The area also experiences strong winds due to its location at the southern end of the Great Plains, leading to windy days more often than not.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79406 zip code is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

7.9 Summer - 7 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 79406 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lubbock, Texas	United States
	20.2 in.	38.1 in.
	6.8 in.	27.8 in.
	59.5 days	106.2 days
	262 days	205 days
	91.8°	85.8°
	25.5°	21.7°
	8	7
	5.8	4.3
	3228 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

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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 79406 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In the 79406 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 79406 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 79406 zip code, there are 70.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79406 zip code with an average of 25.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79406 zip code, there are 92.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79406 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

Humidity in the 79406 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.

June is the wettest month in the 79406 zip code with 3.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.2 inches in the 79406 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 79406 zip code with 7.2 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 59.5 rainy days annually in the 79406 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.8 inches in the 79406 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79406 zip code with 2.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Zip 79406 (Lubbock, TX) Climate

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7.9 Summer - 7 Winter

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