Zip 77659 (Sour Lake, TX) Climate

77659 Sour Lake, TX has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and mild winters. The area experiences an average of 64 days of rain throughout the year, resulting in an annual rainfall total of 32 inches. Temperatures range from lows of 30°F in winter to highs of 95°F in summer, with blues skies and sunny days being the norm for most of the year. Humidity levels remain relatively low and air quality is generally good, making 77659 Sour Lake a great place to live.

Sour Lake (zip 77659), Texas gets 60 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sour Lake (zip 77659) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Sour Lake (zip 77659). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sour Lake (zip 77659) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 60 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 77659 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

2.7 Summer - 7.8 Winter

April, October and March are the most pleasant months in the 77659 zip code, while July and August 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 77659 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the 77659 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 77659 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 77659 zip code, there are 87.9 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 77659 zip code with an average of 40.3°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 77659 zip code, there are 16.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 77659 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 77659 zip code can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

June is the wettest month in the 77659 zip code with 7.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 60.2 inches in the 77659 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Texas.

July is the rainiest month in the 77659 zip code with 11.1 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 111.4 rainy days annually in the 77659 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 77659 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the 77659 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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