Cold semi-arid
Amarillo, Texas
Potter County, Texas · Population 201k · 3,688 ft elevation
Living in Amarillo
Amarillo has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 16 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Amarillo at a glance
- Population
- 201k
- Elevation
- 3,688 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,460 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 161th percentile
- Median home value
- $187k30th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,049/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.57%76th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.978th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%85th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 551 per 100k90th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,421 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4343th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 25°F | 0.7″ | 4.0″ | 235 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 27°F | 0.5″ | 3.5″ | 215 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 35°F | 1.3″ | 1.9″ | 273 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 42°F | 1.4″ | 0.5″ | 298 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 52°F | 2.3″ | 0.2″ | 336 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 62°F | 2.9″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 66°F | 2.8″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 65°F | 2.9″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 58°F | 1.7″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 45°F | 1.8″ | 0.7″ | 264 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 33°F | 0.8″ | 2.6″ | 238 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 25°F | 0.7″ | 3.8″ | 218 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