Cold desert
Fabens, Texas
El Paso County, Texas · Population 4.7k · 3,612 ft elevation
Living in Fabens
Fabens has a cold desert climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 70, with about 63 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fabens at a glance
- Population
- 4.7k
- Elevation
- 3,612 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,804 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7097th percentile
- Median home value
- $89k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $645/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4141th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,509 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61°F | 29°F | 0.4″ | 0.4″ | 261 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 33°F | 0.4″ | 0.2″ | 254 hrs |
| Mar | 75°F | 39°F | 0.3″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Apr | 82°F | 46°F | 0.2″ | — | 345 hrs |
| May | 90°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jun | 97°F | 62°F | 0.7″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 67°F | 1.7″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 66°F | 1.4″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 59°F | 1.1″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 47°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 307 hrs |
| Nov | 69°F | 35°F | 0.4″ | 0.3″ | 266 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 28°F | 0.5″ | 0.7″ | 252 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