Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 59 min6:25 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 18 min7:12 am – 5:30 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 43°F49 in of rain a year, on about 62 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare88 days above 90°F, 7 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bay City Wtr Wks station, 7 mi away; snow from Matagorda No 2
Nearby landmarksWharton County Junior College - Bay City Campuscollege · 6.5 miHudgins Reservoirreservoir · 5.2 miCoon Lakelake · 7.3 miLake Le Tullelake · 8.7 miFay Ranch Reservoirreservoir · 7.9 miDick Islandisland · 10.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRiverside Parkpark · 6.6 mi · 417 acresBig Boggy National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.7 mi · 4,201 acresSan Bernard National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.3 mi · 67,659 acresHardman Parkpark · 8.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMatagorda County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025295 of 365 days measured62 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 35, worst day 143main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Brazoria County, TX, 33 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Bay Cityserves 18,061 people from ground water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Aug 2025: coliform bacteria, treatment technique7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation26 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMatagorda Regional Medical Center8.2 miPost officeWadsworth Post Office5.8 miTown hallBay City - City Hall7.2 miPoliceBay City Police Department7.2 miFire stationBay City Volunteer Fire Department7.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWharton County Junior College - Bay City Campus6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVictoria Regional Airport VCT63 miMajor airportWilliam P. Hobby Airport HOU63 miUS highwayUS 5929 miAmtrakAmtrak Station HOS67 miCoachBay City 7th StGreyhound6.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77404 ZIP area.
