Humid subtropical
Rockport, Texas
Aransas County, Texas · Population 10k · 30 ft elevation
Living in Rockport
Rockport has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 46°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 193 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rockport at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 64°F95th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,102 hrs78th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $289k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,306/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.28%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 221 per 100k60th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,777 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4545th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 66 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 46°F | 2.6″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Feb | 69°F | 50°F | 2.0″ | — | 169 hrs |
| Mar | 74°F | 57°F | 2.8″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 65°F | 2.1″ | — | 254 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 72°F | 3.4″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 78°F | 3.7″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 79°F | 3.0″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 79°F | 2.4″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 74°F | 5.7″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 67°F | 4.0″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 56°F | 3.0″ | — | 223 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 48°F | 1.9″ | 0.3″ | 186 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