Zip 76861 (Miles, TX) Climate

76861 Miles, TX is located in a semi-arid region of Texas where the climate is generally hot and dry. Summers are typically long and hot with temperatures ranging from the mid 90s to low 100s. Winters are mild but can be quite cold at times, especially during the night. Precipitation is generally low throughout the year, averaging only around 22 inches per year. The area does experience occasional storms bringing high winds, thunderstorms, and hail; however these events don’t usually occur frequently enough to have a major impact on the climate of the area.

Miles (zip 76861), Texas gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Miles (zip 76861) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 251 sunny days per year in Miles (zip 76861). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Miles (zip 76861) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 57 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 31
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 76861 zip code is 7.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

5.7 Summer - 7.6 Winter

April, October and May are the most pleasant months in the 76861 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Miles, Texas	United States
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	94.9°	85.8°
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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 76861 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In the 76861 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 76861 zip code are October, April and March.

In the 76861 zip code, there are 100.6 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 76861 zip code with an average of 30.5°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 76861 zip code, there are 58.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 76861 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.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 76861 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. June is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. June, July and August are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 76861 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 76861 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.4 inches in the 76861 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in the 76861 zip code with 6.2 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 57.4 rainy days annually in the 76861 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.6 inches in the 76861 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 76861 zip code with 0.9 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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