Zip 79781 (Sheffield, TX) Climate

Sheffield, TX (79781) has a humid subtropical climate, with warm summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80°F, while temperatures can drop to an average of around 50°F in the winter months. Rainfall throughout the year averages out to about 35 inches per year, although this can vary by season. In the spring and fall months, there is usually a moderate amount of rainfall. During the summer months, precipitation tends to be slightly higher due to thunderstorms that pop up from time to time.

Sheffield (zip 79781), Texas gets 16 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sheffield (zip 79781) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 259 sunny days per year in Sheffield (zip 79781). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sheffield (zip 79781) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 38 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 32
Rain: averages 16 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79781 zip code is 7.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6 Summer - 7.8 Winter

October, April and March are the most pleasant months in the 79781 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sheffield, Texas	United States
	16.2 in.	38.1 in.
	0.5 in.	27.8 in.
	37.9 days	106.2 days
	259 days	205 days
	95.1°	85.8°
	31.6°	21.7°
	7.8	7
	5.7	4.3
	2161 ft.	2443 ft.

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 79781 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In the 79781 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 79781 zip code are October, April and March.

In the 79781 zip code, there are 108.6 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 79781 zip code with an average of 31.6°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79781 zip code, there are 56.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79781 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 acceptable in the 79781 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 79781 zip code.

October is the wettest month in the 79781 zip code with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 32% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 16.2 inches in the 79781 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in the 79781 zip code with 4.2 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 2.4 rainy days. There are 37.9 rainy days annually in the 79781 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.5 inches in the 79781 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. November is the snowiest month in the 79781 zip code with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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