Cold semi-arid
Sunray, Texas
Moore County, Texas · Population 2.8k · 3,510 ft elevation
Living in Sunray
Sunray has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 16 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Sunray at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 3,510 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,446 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 161th percentile
- Median home value
- $130k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $931/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.40%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 85%96th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 631 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2928th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 23°F | 0.4″ | 2.2″ | 224 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 25°F | 0.4″ | 0.8″ | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 32°F | 1.0″ | 1.2″ | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 40°F | 1.4″ | 0.1″ | 293 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 50°F | 1.9″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 61°F | 2.3″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 66°F | 2.7″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 64°F | 3.0″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 57°F | 1.7″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 43°F | 1.8″ | 0.4″ | 264 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 32°F | 0.5″ | 1.3″ | 235 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 24°F | 0.7″ | 3.1″ | 215 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