Zip 79079 (Shamrock, TX) Climate

The climate in 79079 Shamrock, TX is typically hot and arid. Summers are long and hot with temperatures often reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, while winters are generally mild with daytime highs rarely dropping below freezing. Rainfall is scarce throughout the year, but thunderstorms can occur in spring and summer months. Humidity levels tend to be high during the summer, creating an uncomfortable atmosphere for some.

Shamrock (zip 79079), Texas gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shamrock (zip 79079) averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 260 sunny days per year in Shamrock (zip 79079). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shamrock (zip 79079) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 51 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79079 zip code is 7.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

7.7 Summer - 6.8 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 79079 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Shamrock, Texas	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
	260 days	Unlock
	93.0°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
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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 79079 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 79079 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 79079 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 79079 zip code, there are 69.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79079 zip code with an average of 24.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79079 zip code, there are 94.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79079 zip code, there are 0.7 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 79079 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 79079 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.0 inches in the 79079 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 79079 zip code with 6.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.2 rainy days. There are 50.8 rainy days annually in the 79079 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.1 inches in the 79079 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79079 zip code with 1.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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