Hot desert
Presidio, Texas
Presidio County, Texas · Population 3.2k · 2,585 ft elevation
Living in Presidio
Presidio has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 101°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Presidio: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,300 ft around town.
Presidio at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 2,585 ft
- Average daily high
- 87°F99th percentile
- Average daily low
- 56°F85th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,695 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $59k1th percentile
- Median household income
- $17k0th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.45%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 19.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 74%3th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 40 per 100k11th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 200 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 101th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8382th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,329 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 34°F | 0.5″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Feb | 74°F | 41°F | 0.4″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Mar | 81°F | 48°F | 0.5″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Apr | 90°F | 56°F | 0.2″ | — | 331 hrs |
| May | 98°F | 66°F | 0.4″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Jun | 103°F | 74°F | 1.0″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jul | 101°F | 75°F | 1.8″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 100°F | 75°F | 1.4″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Sep | 95°F | 69°F | 0.9″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Oct | 88°F | 58°F | 0.7″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 77°F | 45°F | 0.5″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 35°F | 0.5″ | — | 259 hrs |
Near Presidio
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology