Zip 79096 (Wheeler, TX) Climate

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79096 Wheeler, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The area usually experiences temperatures between 60°F and 90°F during the summer months, while the winter months tend to stay between 40°F and 60°F. Precipitation is also quite high in this area due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, with an average annual rainfall of around 31 inches. There are also occasional thunderstorms which can bring intense downpours during the spring and summer months.

Wheeler (zip 79096), Texas gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wheeler (zip 79096) averages 6 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 Wheeler (zip 79096). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wheeler (zip 79096) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 50 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 25
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 79096 zip code is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

7.9 Summer - 6.8 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 79096 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Wheeler, Texas	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	6.4 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	261 days	Unlock
	92.1°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.9	Unlock
	Unlock	4.3
	2538 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 79096 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Texas. In the 79096 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 79096 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 79096 zip code, there are 64.8 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 79096 zip code with an average of 24.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79096 zip code, there are 94.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the 79096 zip code, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 79096 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 79096 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.9 inches in the 79096 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the 79096 zip code with 6.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.2 rainy days. There are 49.7 rainy days annually in the 79096 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.4 inches in the 79096 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 79096 zip code with 1.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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