Zip 78046 (Laredo, TX) Climate

78046 Laredo, TX has a hot and humid climate. Summers are typically long and hot with temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees while winters are generally mild with temperatures hovering around 65 degrees. The area experiences an average of 30 inches of rainfall a year, most of which falls during the summer months. The area also has an average of 160 sunny days per year, making it one of the sunniest areas in Texas. Humidity levels in the area tend to remain high throughout the year due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico.

Laredo (zip 78046), Texas gets 21 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Laredo (zip 78046) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 223 sunny days per year in Laredo (zip 78046). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Laredo (zip 78046) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 54 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 98 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 46
Rain: averages 21 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 78046 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

1.6 Summer - 8.9 Winter

March, November and February are the most pleasant months in the 78046 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Laredo, Texas	United States
	20.7 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	54.2 days	106.2 days
	223 days	205 days
	98.4°	85.8°
	46.0°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	5.8	4.3
	420 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 78046 zip code with an average high temperature of 99.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Texas. In the 78046 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 78046 zip code are November, March and February.

In the 78046 zip code, there are 158.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 78046 zip code with an average of 46.0°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 78046 zip code, there are 4.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.

In the 78046 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 78046 zip code is uncomfortable for about half the year, especially in the summer. The most humid months in the 78046 zip code are July and June. The humid season extends from May-October and the most comfortable months are November-April.

September is the wettest month in the 78046 zip code with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.7 inches in the 78046 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

September is the rainiest month in the 78046 zip code with 6.0 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 54.2 rainy days annually in the 78046 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 78046 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Texas. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 78046 zip code.

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