Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min6:35 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:42 am – 5:41 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 29°F22 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month June2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days101 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Snyder station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksMcKenzie Mountainspeak · 6.1 miElkins Springsspring · 6.8 miCogdell Ranch Lakelake · 8.5 miFlat Top Mountainpeak · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 26 Jul 202418 mi away, near Hermleigh, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 23 Jul 202631 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowScurry County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025314 of 338 days measured22 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 24, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lubbock County, TX, 71 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Snyderserves 11,104 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,546 ft776 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCogdell Memorial Hospital14.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLubbock Preston Smith International Airport LBB74 miInterstateI-2034 miUS highwayUS 845.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79550 ZIP area.
