Zip 77477 (Stafford, TX) Climate

77477 Stafford, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The summer months are generally from May to September with temperatures ranging from the mid 70s to the low 90s, while winter months tend to be from December to February with temperatures averaging in the mid 40s. Precipitation is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year, although April tends to have higher than average rain levels while July and August tend to be relatively dry. The area receives around 44 inches of rain annually.

Stafford (zip 77477), Texas gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Stafford (zip 77477) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Stafford (zip 77477). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stafford (zip 77477) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 43
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 77477 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

2 Summer - 8.2 Winter

April, March and November are the most pleasant months in the 77477 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Stafford, Texas	United States
	50.5 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	94.3 days	106.2 days
	204 days	205 days
	93.9°	85.8°
	42.6°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	5.8	4.3
	79 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 77477 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In the 77477 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 77477 zip code are April, November and March.

In the 77477 zip code, there are 105.8 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 77477 zip code with an average of 42.6°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 77477 zip code, there are 9.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 77477 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 77477 zip code can be oppressive in the summer, but pleasant for much of the year. The humidity here has been described as stifling in July and August. The humid season extends from May-October and the most comfortable months are November-April.

June is the wettest month in the 77477 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.5 inches in the 77477 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 77477 zip code with 9.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 94.3 rainy days annually in the 77477 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 77477 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Texas. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 77477 zip code.

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