Cold semi-arid
Panhandle, Texas
Carson County, Texas · Population 2.6k · 3,468 ft elevation
Living in Panhandle
Panhandle has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (11 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 16 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Panhandle at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 3,468 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 21″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,460 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 161th percentile
- Median home value
- $152k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $981/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.43%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 85%96th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 87 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 253th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 24°F | 0.5″ | 2.2″ | 235 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 27°F | 0.5″ | 2.1″ | 215 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 34°F | 1.2″ | 1.4″ | 273 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 42°F | 1.6″ | 0.1″ | 299 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 52°F | 2.7″ | 0.1″ | 337 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 62°F | 3.2″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 66°F | 2.6″ | — | 373 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 65°F | 3.1″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 57°F | 1.9″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 45°F | 2.0″ | 0.4″ | 264 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 33°F | 0.8″ | 2.0″ | 238 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 25°F | 0.9″ | 5.3″ | 218 hrs |
Near Panhandle
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- Canyon, TX · 15k
- Bushland, TX · 3k
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Largest places in Texas
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology