Humid subtropical
Palacios, Texas
Matagorda County, Texas · Population 4.4k · 23 ft elevation
Living in Palacios
Palacios has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 46°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 184 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Palacios at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 64°F95th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,103 hrs78th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $153k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,042/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.53%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 275 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,054 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2827th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 66 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | — | 188 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 50°F | 1.9″ | — | 169 hrs |
| Mar | 73°F | 57°F | 2.7″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 63°F | 2.7″ | — | 254 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 71°F | 3.9″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 77°F | 4.5″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 79°F | 3.7″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 79°F | 3.9″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 73°F | 5.9″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 55°F | 3.4″ | — | 223 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 48°F | 3.0″ | 0.3″ | 185 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