Hot desert
Agua Dulce, Texas
El Paso County, Texas · Population 3k · 4,012 ft elevation
Living in Agua Dulce
Agua Dulce has a hot desert climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and mild winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 70, with about 63 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Agua Dulce at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 4,012 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 54°F81th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,804 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7097th percentile
- Median home value
- $111k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $945/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.05%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.73th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%70th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5857th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,608 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 34°F | 0.4″ | 0.8″ | 260 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 39°F | 0.4″ | 0.2″ | 254 hrs |
| Mar | 72°F | 45°F | 0.2″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 345 hrs |
| May | 88°F | 62°F | 0.4″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jun | 97°F | 70°F | 0.7″ | — | 389 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 73°F | 1.6″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 72°F | 1.7″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 65°F | 1.5″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 54°F | 0.6″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Nov | 67°F | 42°F | 0.4″ | 0.5″ | 266 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 34°F | 0.6″ | 1.3″ | 252 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology