Cold semi-arid
Fritch, Texas
Hutchinson County, Texas · Population 2.5k · 3,215 ft elevation
Living in Fritch
Fritch has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 16 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Fritch at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 3,215 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,461 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 161th percentile
- Median home value
- $124k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,094/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.43%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 21°F | 0.6″ | 3.6″ | 235 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 23°F | 0.5″ | 1.9″ | 214 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 31°F | 1.2″ | 2.4″ | 273 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 39°F | 1.7″ | 0.6″ | 299 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 50°F | 2.3″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Jun | 92°F | 60°F | 3.0″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 65°F | 2.3″ | — | 373 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 63°F | 2.9″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 56°F | 1.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 43°F | 1.9″ | 0.3″ | 264 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 30°F | 0.7″ | 2.2″ | 237 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 22°F | 0.6″ | 4.0″ | 218 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