Hot semi-arid
Monahans, Texas
Winkler County, Texas · Population 7.5k · 2,720 ft elevation
Living in Monahans
Monahans has a hot semi-arid climate: scorching summers (July highs around 98°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (82% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Monahans at a glance
- Population
- 7.5k
- Elevation
- 2,720 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,665 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $159k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $919/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.49%8th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 166 per 100k48th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,650 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 40th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 30°F | 0.5″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 35°F | 0.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Mar | 74°F | 42°F | 0.7″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 50°F | 0.5″ | — | 330 hrs |
| May | 91°F | 60°F | 1.4″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Jun | 98°F | 69°F | 1.3″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Jul | 98°F | 72°F | 1.5″ | — | 373 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 71°F | 1.4″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 64°F | 1.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 52°F | 1.2″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Nov | 69°F | 39°F | 0.5″ | 0.2″ | 255 hrs |
| Dec | 61°F | 31°F | 0.5″ | 0.5″ | 240 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