Cold semi-arid
Canyon, Texas
Randall County, Texas · Population 15k · 3,563 ft elevation
Living in Canyon
Canyon has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Canyon at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 3,563 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,460 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $218k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $975/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.53%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%85th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Violent crime rate
- 95 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 463 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 23°F | 0.6″ | 1.8″ | 236 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 25°F | 0.4″ | 0.8″ | 215 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 33°F | 1.1″ | 0.8″ | 273 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 42°F | 1.0″ | 0.4″ | 298 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 53°F | 2.3″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 62°F | 2.7″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 67°F | 2.3″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 66°F | 3.0″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 57°F | 1.9″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 45°F | 2.0″ | 0.4″ | 265 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 32°F | 0.7″ | 1.3″ | 238 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 24°F | 0.6″ | 2.1″ | 219 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