Zip 79251 (Quail, TX) Climate

79251 Quail, TX has a subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Average highs in the summer can reach up to 92°F and lows in the winter drop to around 50°F. The area rarely experiences freezing temperatures or snow during the winter months, although occasional cold fronts can bring gusty winds, light rain showers, and even a few snowflakes. Winters are often dry, while summers are usually warm and humid with frequent thunderstorms. Additionally, 79251 Quail is located close enough to the coast that it can sometimes experience tropical weather from nearby hurricanes and tropical storms.

Quail (zip 79251), Texas gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Quail (zip 79251) averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 261 sunny days per year in Quail (zip 79251). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Quail (zip 79251) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 51 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 96 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79251 zip code is 7.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

6.9 Summer - 7 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 79251 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Quail, Texas	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	5.3 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	261 days	Unlock
	95.6°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.7	Unlock
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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 79251 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In the 79251 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 79251 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 79251 zip code, there are 89.6 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 79251 zip code with an average of 25.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79251 zip code, there are 85.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79251 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 79251 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 79251 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.3 inches in the 79251 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in the 79251 zip code with 6.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.5 rainy days. There are 51.3 rainy days annually in the 79251 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.3 inches in the 79251 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79251 zip code with 1.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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