Zip 78631 (Harper, TX) Climate

78631 Harper, TX has a climate that is classified as hot and humid due to its location in Central Texas. Summers are typically hot and sunny with temperatures reaching into the upper 90s or higher on some days. Winters are mild, with temperatures remaining above freezing most of the time, although there can be occasional bouts of cold weather. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, averaging about 20 inches per year. The air is often dry in the summer months and more humid during the winter months.

Harper (zip 78631), Texas gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Harper (zip 78631) 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 Harper (zip 78631). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harper (zip 78631) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 58 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 33
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 78631 zip code is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

6.6 Summer - 7.7 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 78631 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

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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 78631 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 78631 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 78631 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 78631 zip code, there are 75.6 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 78631 zip code with an average of 32.8°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 78631 zip code, there are 54.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the 78631 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.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 78631 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. June is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. June, July and August are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 78631 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 78631 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.3 inches in the 78631 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in the 78631 zip code with 6.1 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 57.7 rainy days annually in the 78631 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 Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.4 inches in the 78631 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the 78631 zip code with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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