Zip 79842 (Marathon, TX) Climate

Marathon, TX is located in the beautiful Big Bend region of Texas where the climate ranges from hot and dry to mild and humid. Summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are much milder with temperatures rarely dropping below 40 degrees. The rainfall is low throughout the year, averaging at just about 12 inches annually. The winters tend to be dry and cool, while spring and summer bring high humidity levels, thunderstorms, and occasional flash flooding. Marathon experiences all four seasons, however the humidity can make it feel like summer all year round.

Marathon (zip 79842), Texas gets 15 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marathon (zip 79842) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 252 sunny days per year in Marathon (zip 79842). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marathon (zip 79842) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 49 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 15 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79842 zip code is 8.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

8.1 Summer - 7.8 Winter

October, September and April are the most pleasant months in the 79842 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Marathon, Texas	United States
	15.2 in.	38.1 in.
	0.7 in.	27.8 in.
	49.2 days	106.2 days
	252 days	205 days
	89.8°	85.8°
	28.1°	21.7°
	8.3	7
	6.5	4.3
	4103 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.

June is the hottest month for the 79842 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In the 79842 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 79842 zip code are October, April and March.

In the 79842 zip code, there are 68.3 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 79842 zip code with an average of 28.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79842 zip code, there are 77.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79842 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 79842 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 September.

July is the wettest month in the 79842 zip code with 2.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 47% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 15.2 inches in the 79842 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

August is the rainiest month in the 79842 zip code with 6.8 days of rain, and March is the driest month with only 1.9 rainy days. There are 49.2 rainy days annually in the 79842 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 41% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.7 inches in the 79842 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79842 zip code with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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