Zip 75155 (Rice, TX) Climate

Rice, TX is located in the northern part of Texas and has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and muggy with high humidity levels, while winters are mild to cool. Precipitation is spread throughout the year, with rain mostly occurring in the spring and summer months. The hottest month of the year is typically July, when temperatures can reach up to 98°F (36°C). The coldest month typically occurs in January, when temperatures can drop to an average low of 35°F (2°C).

Rice (zip 75155), Texas gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rice (zip 75155) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 231 sunny days per year in Rice (zip 75155). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rice (zip 75155) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 83 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 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 75155 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

4 Summer - 7.6 Winter

April, October and May are the most pleasant months in the 75155 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 75155 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In the 75155 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 75155 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 75155 zip code, there are 90.7 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 75155 zip code with an average of 35.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the 75155 zip code, there are 32.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the 75155 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.

Humidity in the 75155 zip code can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.

May is the wettest month in the 75155 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.1 inches in the 75155 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

March is the rainiest month in the 75155 zip code with 8.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 83.2 rainy days annually in the 75155 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in the 75155 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 75155 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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