Zip 79356 (Post, TX) Climate

79356 Post, TX has a warm climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is typically around 90°F, while the winter temperatures average around 50°F. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year with most of it consisting of rain or thunderstorms. Snowfall is rare, but not unheard of in 79356 Post, TX during the winter months.

Post (zip 79356), Texas gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Post (zip 79356) averages 3 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 Post (zip 79356). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Post (zip 79356) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 48 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 30
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79356 zip code is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.9 Summer - 7.4 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 79356 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.

July is the hottest month for the 79356 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 79356 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 79356 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 79356 zip code, there are 93.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79356 zip code with an average of 29.6°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79356 zip code, there are 63.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79356 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 comfortable in the 79356 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. August is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in the 79356 zip code with 3.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.6 inches in the 79356 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 79356 zip code with 5.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 47.9 rainy days annually in the 79356 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 Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.0 inches in the 79356 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in the 79356 zip code with 1.0 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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