Zip 78956 (Schulenburg, TX) Climate

The climate in Schulenburg, TX (78956) is hot and humid with a subtropical climate. Summers are long, hot, and humid, while winters tend to be mild and short. The area experiences an average of 90 days per year with temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius). Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with most months receiving over 3 inches (7 cm) of rain on average. Snowfall is rare in this region, but there have been occasional snow showers reported in the past few years.

Schulenburg (zip 78956), Texas gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Schulenburg (zip 78956) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Schulenburg (zip 78956). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Schulenburg (zip 78956) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 73 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 41
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 78956 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

3.1 Summer - 8.1 Winter

April, October and November are the most pleasant months in the 78956 zip code, while August and July 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 78956 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In the 78956 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 78956 zip code are April, October and November.

In the 78956 zip code, there are 96.4 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 78956 zip code with an average of 41.0°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 78956 zip code, there are 16.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 78956 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 78956 zip code can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

October is the wettest month in the 78956 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.0 inches in the 78956 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 78956 zip code with 7.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 73.2 rainy days annually in the 78956 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 78956 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 78956 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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