Zip 76402 (Stephenville, TX) Climate


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Stephenville, TX is located in the heart of Texas and has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid while winters can be mild to cool. The average temperature in the area is around 68°F with temperatures reaching up to 95°F during the summer months and dropping down to 40°F during the winter months. Precipitation is common year-round with an average of 39 inches of rain annually. Snowfall is very rare, but when it does fall, it usually melts quickly due to its low elevation.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 76402 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

5.8 Summer - 7.4 Winter
May, April and October are the most pleasant months in the 76402 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateStephenville, TexasUnited States
  33.8 in.38.1 in.
  1.0 in.27.8 in.
  67.4 days106.2 days
  229 days205 days
  94.2°85.8°
  31.5°21.7°
  7.67
  5.74.3
  1366 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 76402 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In the 76402 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 76402 zip code are October, April and May.
In the 76402 zip code, there are 88.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 76402 zip code with an average of 31.5°. This is colder than most places in Texas.
In the 76402 zip code, there are 50.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.
In the 76402 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in the 76402 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, June and August are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 76402 zip code.
May is the wettest month in the 76402 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.8 inches in the 76402 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas.
May is the rainiest month in the 76402 zip code with 7.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 67.4 rainy days annually in the 76402 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.0 inches in the 76402 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 76402 zip code with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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