Cold semi-arid
Muleshoe, Texas
Bailey County, Texas · Population 5.3k · 3,809 ft elevation
Living in Muleshoe
Muleshoe has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 24, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Muleshoe at a glance
- Population
- 5.3k
- Elevation
- 3,809 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,541 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 243th percentile
- Median home value
- $100k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $745/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.40%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 76%4th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 133 per 100k40th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 419 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 428th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 20°F | 0.5″ | 1.6″ | 244 hrs |
| Feb | 58°F | 23°F | 0.5″ | 1.5″ | 222 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 30°F | 1.0″ | 0.7″ | 281 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 38°F | 0.9″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 48°F | 1.8″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 59°F | 2.8″ | — | 374 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 63°F | 2.5″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 61°F | 2.8″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 54°F | 2.4″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 41°F | 1.8″ | 0.3″ | 272 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 28°F | 0.6″ | 1.3″ | 244 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 21°F | 0.7″ | 2.1″ | 225 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