Zip 77879 (Somerville, TX) Climate

The climate in 77879 Somerville, TX is generally warm and humid. Summers are usually hot, with temperatures often reaching the low 90s during the day and overnight lows in the mid-70s. Winters are mild to cool, with daytime highs averaging around 60°F and nighttime lows at 40°F or below. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of around 51 inches annually. Humidity levels tend to remain high year-round due to its proximity to the Gulf Coast.

Somerville (zip 77879), Texas gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Somerville (zip 77879) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Somerville (zip 77879). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Somerville (zip 77879) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 39
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 77879 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

3 Summer - 7.8 Winter

April, October and November are the most pleasant months in the 77879 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.

August is the hottest month for the 77879 zip code with an average high temperature of 96.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In the 77879 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 77879 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 77879 zip code, there are 104.2 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 77879 zip code with an average of 38.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the 77879 zip code, there are 21.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 77879 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 77879 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 77879 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.8 inches in the 77879 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

December is the rainiest month in the 77879 zip code with 8.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 86.9 rainy days annually in the 77879 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 77879 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Texas. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 77879 zip code.

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