Zip 79538 (Novice, TX) Climate

Novice, TX is located in Central Texas and has a hot and dry climate. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures reaching up to 100°F (38°C) on some days, while winters are mild with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. The area receives an average of 32 inches (81 cm) of rainfall annually, which mainly falls during the spring and summer months from April to September. Occasional strong thunderstorms can occur during this time but the area is otherwise quite dry throughout the year.

Novice (zip 79538), Texas gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Novice (zip 79538) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 244 sunny days per year in Novice (zip 79538). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Novice (zip 79538) 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79538 zip code is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.4 Summer - 7.6 Winter

April, October and May are the most pleasant months in the 79538 zip code, while July and August 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.

August is the hottest month for the 79538 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 79538 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 79538 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 79538 zip code, there are 88.4 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 79538 zip code with an average of 31.6°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79538 zip code, there are 51.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79538 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.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 79538 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, June and August are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 79538 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 79538 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.7 inches in the 79538 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in the 79538 zip code with 6.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 56.5 rainy days annually in the 79538 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.6 inches in the 79538 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 79538 zip code with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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