Zip 79789 (Wink, TX) Climate

79789 Wink, TX has a warm, semi-arid climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 98 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average low temperature in the winter months is around 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall averages about 18 inches per year, which is typical of a semi-arid climate. There is little humidity throughout the year and many sunny days.

Wink (zip 79789), Texas gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wink (zip 79789) averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 261 sunny days per year in Wink (zip 79789). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wink (zip 79789) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 44 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 29
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79789 zip code is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.6 Summer - 7.6 Winter

October, April and March are the most pleasant months in the 79789 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Wink, Texas	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	2.8 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	261 days	Unlock
	95.6°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.9	Unlock
	Unlock	4.3
	2789 ft.	Unlock

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.

July is the hottest month for the 79789 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In the 79789 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 79789 zip code are October, April and March.

In the 79789 zip code, there are 115.0 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 79789 zip code with an average of 29.1°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79789 zip code, there are 66.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 79789 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 79789 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.

July is the wettest month in the 79789 zip code with 1.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 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 13.8 inches in the 79789 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

August is the rainiest month in the 79789 zip code with 5.1 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 2.3 rainy days. There are 44.4 rainy days annually in the 79789 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.8 inches in the 79789 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 79789 zip code with 1.5 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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