Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min6:00 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:01 am – 5:05 pm
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ClimateWarmest month June: highs 97°F, lows 71°FColdest month December: highs 58°F, lows 34°F9 in of rain a year, on about 22 dayswettest month August3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days117 days above 90°F, 42 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, El Paso Intl Ap station
Nearby landmarksSouthwest Universitycollege · 2.1 miEl Paso Community College Valle Verde Campuscollege · 3.4 miEngineer Hillpeak · 1.9 miHag Hillpeak · 2.0 miAscarate Lakelake · 3.6 miPershing Reservoirreservoir · 3.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEdgemere Medianpark · under a milePonderrecreation area · 1.2 miFort Bliss National Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.9 mi · 82 acresChamizal National Memorialhistoric site · 4.7 mi · 55 acresFranklin Mountains State Parkstate park · 7.4 mi · 27,246 acresMagoffin Home State Historic Sitestate historic site · 6.2 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 HighEl Paso County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighHail Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality18% of days had good air in 202566 of 365 days measured236 moderate, 33 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 30 unhealthy daysMedian index 70, worst day 2122main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, El Paso County monitors, TX
Drinking waterEl Paso Water Utilitiesserves 747,168 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,939 ft1,201 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDel Sol Medical Center3.4 miPost officeEl Paso Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEl Paso City Hall6.7 miPoliceEl Paso Independent School District Police Department1.2 miFire stationEl Paso Fire Department Station 10under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools3 elementary, 1 high, 3 otherHighBurges High School1.0 miSchoolMacArthur PK - 8 School1.2 miElementaryCielo Vista Elementary School1.3 miCollegeSouthwest University2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEl Paso International Airport ELPunder a mileInterstateI-101.7 miUS highwayUS 621.7 miAmtrakUnion Depot ELP7.4 miLight railKansas St/San Antonio AveSun Metro6.8 miCoachEl Paso (Limo Express)Limousine Express7.0 miTransit23 stops within a mileSun MetroSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79978 ZIP area.
