Local servicesHospitalShriners Children's Texas10.3 miPost officeBob Lyons Post Office6.7 miTown hallTiki Island Village Hall4.6 miPoliceTiki Island Police Department4.6 miFire stationGalveston Fire Department Station 71.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTexas A and M University at Galveston Waterfront Campus4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilliam P. Hobby Airport HOU35 miInterstateI-454.9 miUS highwayUS 754.8 miAmtrakAmtrak Station HOS45 miLight railRosenberg Ave-25th St & Ave O 1/2Galveston Island Transit (GIT)8.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 1 min6:21 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 16 min7:09 am – 5:26 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 80°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 49°F47 in of rain a year, on about 56 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare66 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Galveston Scholes Fld station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsGalveston Island State Parkstate park · 2.4 mi · 1,934 acresBeach Pocket Parkpark · 2.6 miSand Hill Parkpark · 3.1 miJack Brooks Parkstate park · 11.0 mi · 676 acresBrazoria National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.8 mi · 47,030 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 HighGalveston County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighLightning Very HighHurricane Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025218 of 365 days measured139 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 179main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Galveston County monitors, TX
Drinking waterCity of Galvestonserves 52,326 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2 ft1 m below sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
