Cold semi-arid
Dalhart, Texas
Dallam County, Texas · Population 7.9k · 3,986 ft elevation
Living in Dalhart
Dalhart has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 16 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Dalhart at a glance
- Population
- 7.9k
- Elevation
- 3,986 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,501 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 161th percentile
- Median home value
- $155k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,079/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.43%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 71 per 100k22th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 615 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5112th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 20°F | 0.6″ | 4.2″ | 231 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 24°F | 0.4″ | 3.4″ | 214 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 30°F | 1.1″ | 3.0″ | 275 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 39°F | 1.4″ | 1.5″ | 298 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 48°F | 1.9″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 59°F | 2.2″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 64°F | 2.6″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 62°F | 2.8″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 55°F | 1.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 42°F | 1.7″ | 1.3″ | 273 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 30°F | 0.6″ | 1.9″ | 240 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 22°F | 0.8″ | 5.0″ | 215 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