Humid subtropical
Gun Barrel City, Texas
Henderson County, Texas · Population 6.4k · 384 ft elevation
Living in Gun Barrel City
Gun Barrel City has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 98 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Gun Barrel City at a glance
- Population
- 6.4k
- Elevation
- 384 ft
- Average daily high
- 77°F81th percentile
- Average daily low
- 54°F81th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,077 hrs74th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $229k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $922/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.02%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 125 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,844 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | — | 198 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 0.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 69°F | 45°F | 4.1″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 53°F | 3.8″ | — | 253 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 71°F | 4.1″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 73°F | 2.5″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Aug | 95°F | 73°F | 2.6″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 66°F | 3.0″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 55°F | 5.1″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 44°F | 3.5″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 37°F | 4.3″ | — | 192 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