Zip 79848 (Sanderson, TX) Climate

79848 Sanderson, TX has a semi-arid desert climate with hot summers and mild winters. Temperatures range from as low as 35 degrees Fahrenheit to as high as 100 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year. The area typically receives 14 inches of rain annually, with a few snowy days in the winter months. Summers tend to be very dry, sunny and warm here, with temperatures often reaching above 90 degrees during the hottest parts of the day.

Sanderson (zip 79848), Texas gets 15 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sanderson (zip 79848) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 233 sunny days per year in Sanderson (zip 79848). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sanderson (zip 79848) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 45 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 33
Rain: averages 15 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79848 zip code is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.5 Summer - 7.9 Winter

October, April and March are the most pleasant months in the 79848 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 79848 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 79848 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 79848 zip code are October, April and March.

In the 79848 zip code, there are 105.9 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 79848 zip code with an average of 33.2°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79848 zip code, there are 39.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79848 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 79848 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 79848 zip code with 2.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 14.7 inches in the 79848 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 79848 zip code with 5.3 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 2.5 rainy days. There are 45.4 rainy days annually in the 79848 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.6 inches in the 79848 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79848 zip code with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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