Zip 79380 (Whitharral, TX) Climate


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United States / Texas / Levelland Metro Area / Hockley County / No City / Whitharral (zip 79380)
79380 Whitharral, TX has a warm and semi-arid climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 95°F while the average low temperature in the winter months is around 30°F. Precipitation levels are relatively low throughout the year, ranging from an average of 1.5 inches in the winter to 4 inches in the summer months. While temperatures remain relatively consistent throughout the year, humidity levels tend to be higher during the summer, creating hotter weather conditions during this time of year.

Whitharral (zip 79380), Texas gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Whitharral (zip 79380) averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 262 sunny days per year in Whitharral (zip 79380). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Whitharral (zip 79380) 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79380 zip code is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

8.1 Summer - 6.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 79380 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

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Climate
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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.

July is the hottest month for the 79380 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In the 79380 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 79380 zip code are October, April and May.
In the 79380 zip code, there are 65.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 79380 zip code with an average of 24.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In the 79380 zip code, there are 101.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
In the 79380 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
Humidity in the 79380 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.
June is the wettest month in the 79380 zip code with 2.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.7 inches in the 79380 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.
June is the rainiest month in the 79380 zip code with 7.4 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.4 rainy days. There are 61.3 rainy days annually in the 79380 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.8 inches in the 79380 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 79380 zip code with 2.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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