Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:00 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:20 am – 5:05 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 55°FColdest month December: highs 45°F, lows 14°F11 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month August34 in of snow a year, on about 23 days35 days above 90°F, 198 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gallup Muni Ap station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksUniversity of New Mexico Gallup - North Campuscollege · under a mileUniversity of New Mexico - Gallup Campuscollege · 2.5 miTwin Buttespeak · 4.5 miCrown Pointpeak · 3.2 miSouth Fork Puerco Riverriver · 5.5 miChina Springsspring · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVeterans Parkpark · 1.9 miCity Parkpark · 2.0 miContinental Divide T.C. Othernational forest · 24.6 mi · 65 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 5 Jan 197633 mi away, near Crownpoint, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 29 Aug 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMcKinley County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025313 of 363 days measured50 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Apache County, AZ, 42 mi away
Drinking waterGallup Water Systemserves 20,880 people from ground water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: groundwater treatment, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,485 ft1,977 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGallup Indian Medical Center2.1 miPost officeGallup Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGallup City Hall1.2 miPoliceMcKinley County Sheriff's Office1.5 miFire stationGallup Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherHighGallup Central High Schoolunder a mileElementaryLincoln Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryDel Norte Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of New Mexico Gallup - North Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGallup Municipal Airport GUP1.6 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ126 miInterstateI-40under a mileUS highwayUS 491under a mileAmtrakGallup, NM GLP1.4 miCoachGallup Nks Truck StopGreyhound4.2 miTransit18 stops within a mileGallup Express (GE), Navajo Transit System (NTS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 87302 ZIP area.
