Zip 79078 (Sanford, TX) Climate

79078 Sanford, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, and mild to cool winters. Rainfall varies widely throughout the year with the most occurring in May and June. In summer, thunderstorms are frequent but rarely severe. Average temperatures in 79078 Sanford, TX range from about 35 degrees Fahrenheit in winter to 95 degrees Fahrenheit in summer. Summer is characterized by higher humidity levels and occasional heatwaves while winter is usually dry and sunny but cold nights can occur.

Sanford (zip 79078), Texas gets 21 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sanford (zip 79078) averages 18 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 Sanford (zip 79078). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sanford (zip 79078) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 63 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 25
Rain: averages 21 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79078 zip code is 7.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

7.2 Summer - 6.8 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 79078 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sanford, Texas	United States
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	94.6°	85.8°
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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 79078 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 79078 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 79078 zip code are October, May and April.

In the 79078 zip code, there are 83.8 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 79078 zip code with an average of 25.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79078 zip code, there are 93.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79078 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

Humidity in the 79078 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in the 79078 zip code with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.4 inches in the 79078 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 79078 zip code with 7.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.3 rainy days. There are 62.6 rainy days annually in the 79078 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.3 inches in the 79078 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 79078 zip code with 4.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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