Hot semi-arid
Big Lake, Texas
Reagan County, Texas · Population 3.1k · 2,694 ft elevation
Living in Big Lake
Big Lake has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Big Lake at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 2,694 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 53°F79th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,498 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $156k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $806/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k47th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.16%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 60th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61°F | 34°F | 1.0″ | 0.9″ | 237 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 37°F | 0.8″ | 0.5″ | 222 hrs |
| Mar | 73°F | 45°F | 1.0″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Apr | 82°F | 52°F | 1.5″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 88°F | 61°F | 1.8″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Jun | 93°F | 69°F | 2.0″ | — | 367 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 71°F | 2.1″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Aug | 95°F | 70°F | 1.8″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 63°F | 2.3″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 54°F | 1.6″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Nov | 69°F | 42°F | 1.4″ | 0.4″ | 244 hrs |
| Dec | 61°F | 35°F | 0.9″ | 0.5″ | 232 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