Zip 79255 (Quitaque, TX) Climate

79255 Quitaque, TX has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer can reach up to 95°F while in the winter it can drop down to as low as 28°F. The area also receives an average of 18 inches of rainfall per year, mainly occurring in spring and early summer months. The humidity is relatively low, making for comfortable temperatures during the warmer months.

Quitaque (zip 79255), Texas gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Quitaque (zip 79255) averages 5 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 Quitaque (zip 79255). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Quitaque (zip 79255) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 55 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 26
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79255 zip code is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

7.4 Summer - 7.1 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 79255 zip code, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Quitaque, Texas	United States
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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 79255 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 79255 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 79255 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 79255 zip code, there are 79.6 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 79255 zip code with an average of 26.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79255 zip code, there are 87.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79255 zip code, there are 0.2 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 79255 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 79255 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.9 inches in the 79255 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 79255 zip code with 7.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.7 rainy days. There are 54.7 rainy days annually in the 79255 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 4.9 inches in the 79255 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79255 zip code with 1.6 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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