Zip 79248 (Paducah, TX) Climate

79248 Paducah, TX enjoys a mild climate with cool winters and hot summers. During the winter months, temperatures range from between 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit while summertime highs average around 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation generally occurs year-round, with June being the wettest month of the year. The area also experiences a humid subtropical climate during both the summer and winter months due to the warm Gulf air that streams in from the south. Spring offers beautiful blooming wildflowers across the hills and plains of 79248 Paducah, TX while fall typically brings about colorful foliage along with cooler temperatures.

Paducah (zip 79248), Texas gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Paducah (zip 79248) averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 256 sunny days per year in Paducah (zip 79248). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Paducah (zip 79248) 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 97 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79248 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

5.9 Summer - 7.3 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 79248 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Paducah, Texas	United States
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	96.8°	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.

July is the hottest month for the 79248 zip code with an average high temperature of 96.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In the 79248 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 79248 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 79248 zip code, there are 105.3 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 79248 zip code with an average of 27.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79248 zip code, there are 74.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79248 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 79248 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, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 79248 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 79248 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.4 inches in the 79248 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 79248 zip code with 7.2 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.2 rainy days. There are 56.8 rainy days annually in the 79248 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.8 inches in the 79248 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79248 zip code with 0.9 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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