Zip 79754 (Mentone, TX) Climate

Mentone, TX has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 87°F with high humidity, while winter temperatures drop to an average of 50°F. In addition, there are frequent strong winds throughout the year which can make temperatures feel cooler than they actually are. Precipitation is relatively low, averaging around 16 inches annually.

Mentone (zip 79754), Texas gets 12 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mentone (zip 79754) averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 266 sunny days per year in Mentone (zip 79754). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mentone (zip 79754) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 43 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 99 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 12 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79754 zip code is 7.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

6 Summer - 7.8 Winter

October, April and March are the most pleasant months in the 79754 zip code, while July and June are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mentone, Texas	United States
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	98.5°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
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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.

June is the hottest month for the 79754 zip code with an average high temperature of 98.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Texas. In the 79754 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 79754 zip code are March, October and April.

In the 79754 zip code, there are 136.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79754 zip code with an average of 29.4°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79754 zip code, there are 64.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79754 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 79754 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.

September is the wettest month in the 79754 zip code with 1.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.2 inches in the 79754 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

September is the rainiest month in the 79754 zip code with 5.0 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 2.3 rainy days. There are 43.1 rainy days annually in the 79754 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 Summer with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.9 inches in the 79754 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79754 zip code with 2.1 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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