Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 46 min6:38 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 31 min7:11 am – 5:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 78°FColdest month January: highs 73°F, lows 53°F27 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare141 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Brownsville station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksLoma de la Jaujapeak · 1.1 miLoma del Muertopeak · 1.2 miSan Martin Lakelake · 4.4 miGoose Islandisland · 3.9 miPort Isabel Reservoirreservoir · 5.7 miLoma Alta Lakelake · 7.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPedro Benavides Recreational Parkrecreation area · 5.4 miBarracudas Parkrecreation area · 6.0 miBoca Chicastate park · 9.3 mi · 1,341 acresLas Palomas Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 67 acresPalo Alto Battlefield National Historical Parkhistoric site · 9.7 mi · 1,815 acresSouth Bay Coastal Preservestate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 3,453 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighCameron County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighHurricane Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality30% of days had good air in 2025109 of 365 days measured248 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 57, worst day 139main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cameron County monitors, TX
Drinking waterBrownsville Public Utilities Boardserves 201,249 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSolara Hospital Harlingen - Brownsville Campus12.1 miPoliceBrownsville Police Department Southmost Community Network Center9.5 miFire stationBrownsville Fire Department Station 85.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeThe University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Brownsville Campus11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBrownsville South Padre Island International Airport BRO7.1 miInterstateI-1695.7 miUS highwayUS 8310 miCoachBrownsville Bus StationGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 78522 ZIP area.
