Zip 79243 (McAdoo, TX) Climate

79243 McAdoo, TX has a hot and humid climate. Summers are generally hot with temperatures reaching into the 90s and even occasionally into the 100s. Despite this, there is usually low humidity which makes the heat more bearable. Winters in 79243 are typically mild but can vary greatly depending on weather patterns. Average temperatures hover around 50 degrees with some cold nights. Precipitation is relatively light throughout the year with only about 20 inches of rain annually.

McAdoo (zip 79243), Texas gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

McAdoo (zip 79243) averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 262 sunny days per year in McAdoo (zip 79243). The US average is 205 sunny days.

McAdoo (zip 79243) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 58 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79243 zip code is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

7.7 Summer - 7 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 79243 zip code, while January and December 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.

July is the hottest month for the 79243 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 79243 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 79243 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 79243 zip code, there are 76.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79243 zip code with an average of 26.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79243 zip code, there are 86.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79243 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 79243 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in August and July. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in the 79243 zip code with 3.4 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 22.5 inches in the 79243 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 79243 zip code with 7.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.0 rainy days. There are 57.8 rainy days annually in the 79243 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.9 inches in the 79243 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79243 zip code with 2.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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