Zip 78072 (Tilden, TX) Climate

78072 Tilden, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild, wet winters. The average temperature in the summer months is usually around 85°F with high temperatures occasionally reaching into the 90s or higher. Winter temperatures typically hover around 60°F with occasional cold snaps dropping temperatures into the 30s or lower. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with most of it falling during the warmer months from April to September.

Tilden (zip 78072), Texas gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tilden (zip 78072) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 224 sunny days per year in Tilden (zip 78072). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tilden (zip 78072) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 61 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 96 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 42
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 78072 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

2.3 Summer - 8.6 Winter

April, November and October are the most pleasant months in the 78072 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tilden, Texas	United States
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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 78072 zip code with an average high temperature of 98.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Texas. In the 78072 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 78072 zip code are March, November and April.

In the 78072 zip code, there are 132.6 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 78072 zip code with an average of 42.1°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 78072 zip code, there are 13.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 78072 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 78072 zip code can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.

September is the wettest month in the 78072 zip code with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.8 inches in the 78072 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

September is the rainiest month in the 78072 zip code with 6.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.2 rainy days. There are 60.5 rainy days annually in the 78072 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in the 78072 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 78072 zip code with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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