Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 11 min6:24 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 7 min7:22 am – 5:29 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 34°F39 in of rain a year, on about 53 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare102 days above 90°F, 38 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Marlin station, 5 mi away; snow from Bremond
Nearby landmarksThe Fallswaterfall · 1.2 miCedar Springsspring · 4.4 miMcCullough Sloughlake · 3.3 miOil Mill Lakelake · 5.1 miBald Hillpeak · 7.9 miSoil Conservation Service Site 29 Reservoirreservoir · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMarlin City Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 76 acresWaco Recreation Arearecreation area · 25.3 mi · 15,427 acresWaco Mammoth National Monumentnational monument · 28.0 miLake Waco Wetlandsnational conservation area · 32.1 mi · 348 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 4 Jun 202645 mi away, near Marquez, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Jun 202643 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFalls County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality47% of days had good air in 2025170 of 365 days measured192 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 51, worst day 142main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McLennan County, TX, 26 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Marlinserves 5,967 people from surface water13 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2026: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level12 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation338 ft103 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHillcrest Medical Center20.8 miPost officeMarlin Post Office4.4 miTown hallMarlin City Hall4.4 miPoliceMarlin Police Department4.4 miFire stationMarlin Fire Department Station 14.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaco Regional Airport ACT30 miMajor airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport AUS85 miInterstateI-3518 miUS highwayUS 776.5 miAmtrakTemple, TX TPL27 miCoachWacoFlixBus23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76677 ZIP area.
