Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 12 min6:48 am – 9:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 6 min7:47 am – 5:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 98°F, lows 69°FColdest month December: highs 60°F, lows 27°F14 in of rain a year, on about 26 dayswettest month September1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days144 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Monahans station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsMonahans Sandhills State Parkstate park · 23.0 mi · 3,843 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes206 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.4 on 16 Nov 202250 mi away, Coalson Draw, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Aug 202640 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWard County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025259 of 358 days measured97 moderate, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 183main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ector County, TX, 47 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Monahansserves 6,953 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,629 ft801 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWard Memorial Hospital19.8 miPost officePyote Post Office6.2 miFire stationPyote Volunteer Fire Department6.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMidland International Air and Space Port MAF67 miInterstateW I- 205.3 miUS highwayUS 28517 miCoachPecos StripesGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79779 ZIP area.
