Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:27 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:44 am – 5:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 99°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 28°F22 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month June4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days113 days above 90°F, 79 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wellington station
Nearby landmarksLake Atteberrylake · 4.4 miAllred-Sessions Lakelake · 4.8 miSand Creek Springsspring · 7.2 miRoscoe Springsspring · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMarian Airparkpark · under a milePioneer Parkpark · 8.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 9 Aug 202145 mi away, near Wheeler, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 9 Aug 202145 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCollingsworth County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025216 of 271 days measured55 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kiowa County, OK, 69 mi away
Drinking waterWellington Municipal Water Systemserves 1,857 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2022: nitrate, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,998 ft609 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCollingsworth General Hospitalunder a milePost officeWellington Post Office1.2 miTown hallWellington City Hall1.3 miPoliceCollingsworth County Sheriff's Office1.2 miFire stationWellington Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highHighWellington High School1.0 miMiddleWellington Junior High School1.0 miElementaryWellington Elementary School1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA89 miInterstateI-4027 miUS highwayUS 832.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79077 ZIP area.
