Hot semi-arid
Big Spring, Texas
Howard County, Texas · Population 25k · 2,451 ft elevation
Living in Big Spring
Big Spring has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ 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 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Big Spring at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 2,451 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,507 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $139k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,009/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.13%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 860 per 100k97th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,448 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5513th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 32°F | 0.7″ | 0.3″ | 240 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 35°F | 0.8″ | 0.7″ | 221 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 43°F | 1.1″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 50°F | 1.6″ | — | 312 hrs |
| May | 87°F | 60°F | 2.5″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Jun | 94°F | 68°F | 2.5″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 72°F | 1.6″ | — | 367 hrs |
| Aug | 95°F | 72°F | 2.4″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 64°F | 2.4″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 53°F | 1.8″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Nov | 67°F | 41°F | 1.4″ | 0.3″ | 243 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 33°F | 0.8″ | 0.7″ | 229 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