Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 47 min6:41 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 30 min7:16 am – 5:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 98°F, lows 77°FColdest month January: highs 70°F, lows 49°F24 in of rain a yearwettest month SeptemberSnow is rare167 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Edinburg station, 5 mi away; snow from Mcallen
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg Campuscollege · 4.2 miSouth Texas College Pecan Campuscollege · 4.3 miLake Conceptionlake · 7.1 miBentsen Lakelake · 7.2 miBoeye Reservoirreservoir · 6.2 miHidalgo County Precinct 2 Regional Hike and Bike Trailtrailhead · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBaseball Baserecreation area · under a mile · 51 acresMesquite Trail Parkpark · under a mileBentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Parkstate park · 10.9 mi · 764 acresSanta Ana National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.4 mi · 2,106 acresLower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.3 mi · 89,898 acresLas Palomas Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.7 mi · 120 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 HighHidalgo County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighHurricane Very HighHail Very HighIce storm Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025162 of 365 days measured199 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 140main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hidalgo County monitors, TX
Drinking waterMcallen Public Utilityserves 189,957 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation119 ft36 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDHR Health Rehabilitation Hospital2.5 miPost officeEdinburg Post Office3.6 miTown hallPalmhurst City Hall3.0 miPolicePalmhurst Police Department3.0 miFire stationMcAllen Fire Department Station 71.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 elementary, 2 middle, 1 otherElementaryBlanca E Sanchez Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleMichael E Fossum Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryDr Pablo Perez Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg Campus4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcAllen Miller International Airport MFE7.0 miInterstateI-69C4.3 miUS highwayUS 281 Bus4.1 miCoachMcAllen Bus StationGreyhound5.1 miTransit24 stops within a mileMetro McAllenSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 78505 ZIP area.
