Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 11 min6:26 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 7 min7:25 am – 5:31 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 36°F37 in of rain a year, on about 47 dayswettest month OctoberSnow is rare110 days above 90°F, 43 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gatesville station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsBelton Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.9 mi · 25,863 acresMother Neff State Parkstate park · 6.3 mi · 383 acresStillhouse Recreation Arearecreation area · 16.8 mi · 15,217 acresClear Creek Parknational conservation area · 18.6 mi · 78 acresWaco Recreation Arearecreation area · 24.5 mi · 15,427 acresLake Waco Wetlandsnational conservation area · 26.7 mi · 348 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 LowCoryell County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025241 of 365 days measured120 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 140main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bell County, TX, 19 mi away
Drinking waterFlat WSCserves 180 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation851 ft259 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCoryell Memorial Hospital15.1 miPost officeFlat Post Office2.9 miTown hallOglesby City Hall9.6 miFire stationFlat Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKilleen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield GRK22 miMajor airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport AUS76 miInterstateI-1415 miUS highwayUS 848.9 miAmtrakMcGregor, TX MCG15 miCoachKilleen TX (KIL)Greyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76526 ZIP area.
