Cold semi-arid
Plainview, Texas
Hale County, Texas · Population 20k · 3,363 ft elevation
Living in Plainview
Plainview has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (10 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 24, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Plainview at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 3,363 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,467 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 243th percentile
- Median home value
- $108k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $811/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.49%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%56th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 628 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,885 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 88th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 26°F | 0.7″ | 2.1″ | 242 hrs |
| Feb | 57°F | 29°F | 0.6″ | 1.5″ | 219 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 36°F | 1.3″ | 0.8″ | 275 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 44°F | 1.5″ | 0.1″ | 300 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 55°F | 2.9″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 64°F | 2.7″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 68°F | 2.4″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 66°F | 2.1″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 59°F | 2.0″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 47°F | 1.6″ | 0.1″ | 266 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 35°F | 0.8″ | 1.2″ | 240 hrs |
| Dec | 53°F | 28°F | 0.7″ | 2.4″ | 223 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