Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 4 min6:57 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min7:49 am – 6:02 pm
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ClimateWarmest month June: highs 103°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 68°F, lows 34°F13 in of rain a year, on about 31 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare175 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Candelaria station, 23 mi away
Nearby landmarksLa Mesapeak · under a mileAgujapeak · 1.7 miOjo Bonitospring · 1.8 miOjo Bonito Springspring · 3.4 miPresa Viruelasreservoir · 4.5 miPresa Lloronareservoir · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChinati Mountainsstate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 37,245 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 12 Nov 198543 mi away, near Ojinaga, MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 6 Jan 202423 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPresidio County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: 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, 68 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Presidioserves 5,514 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,378 ft1,639 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportLajitas International Airport62 miUS highwayUS 677.0 miAmtrakAlpine, TX ALP52 miCoachPresidioAll Aboard America26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79850 ZIP area.
