Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:48 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min7:44 am – 5:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 36°F14 in of rain a year, on about 25 dayswettest month September1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days126 days above 90°F, 40 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ft Stockton station, 20 mi away
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 14 Apr 199550 mi away, near Marathon, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 May 202637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPecos County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 364 days measured91 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 164main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Brewster County, TX, 71 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Fort Stocktonserves 8,142 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,335 ft1,017 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPecos County Memorial Hospital18.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMidland International Air and Space Port MAF89 miInterstateI-1012 miUS highwayUS 2852.5 miAmtrakSanderson, TX SND43 miCoachFt StocktonAll Aboard America20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79740 ZIP area.
