Zip 78164 (Yorktown, TX) Climate

Yorktown, TX is located in the heart of South Texas and experiences a warm climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Average temperatures range from lows of around 40°F in January to highs of around 95°F in August. The area receives 40 inches of rainfall per year, with most rain occurring between April and October. Yorktown also experiences frequent thunderstorms throughout the summer months due to its location near the coast.

Yorktown (zip 78164), Texas gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Yorktown (zip 78164) 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 Yorktown (zip 78164). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Yorktown (zip 78164) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 64 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 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 78164 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

3.3 Summer - 8.3 Winter

April, October and March are the most pleasant months in the 78164 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Yorktown, Texas	United States
	34.0 in.	38.1 in.
	0.2 in.	27.8 in.
	63.5 days	106.2 days
	204 days	205 days
	95.3°	85.8°
	39.1°	21.7°
	7	7
	6	4.3
	291 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 78164 zip code with an average high temperature of 96.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In the 78164 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 78164 zip code are April, November and March.

In the 78164 zip code, there are 119.0 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 78164 zip code with an average of 39.1°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 78164 zip code, there are 23.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In the 78164 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 78164 zip code can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, June and August. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.

June is the wettest month in the 78164 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.0 inches in the 78164 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 78164 zip code with 6.3 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 63.5 rainy days annually in the 78164 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 Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in the 78164 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 78164 zip code with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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