Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min6:24 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 6 min7:23 am – 5:29 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 36°F38 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare108 days above 90°F, 38 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waco Dam station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsDewey A Parkpark · under a mileCotton Palace Sports Complexrecreation area · under a mileWaco Mammoth National Monumentnational monument · 4.3 miWaco Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.5 mi · 15,427 acresLake Waco Wetlandsnational conservation area · 9.9 mi · 348 acresMother Neff State Parkstate park · 24.8 mi · 383 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMcLennan County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: 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, McLennan County monitors, TX
Drinking waterCity of Wacoserves 146,241 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation445 ft136 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHillcrest Baptist Medical Center2.2 miPost officeDowntown Waco Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWaco City Hallunder a milePoliceWaco Police Drug Enforcementunder a mileFire stationWaco Central Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools5 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high, 7 otherSchoolSaint Paul's Episcopal Schoolunder a mileSchoolWaco Charter Schoolunder a mileSchoolWaco Montessori Schoolunder a mileCollegeBaylor University1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaco Regional Airport ACT6.8 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL91 miInterstateI-351.4 miUS highwayUS 84under a mileAmtrakMcGregor, TX MCG17 miCoachWaco TX (WCX)Greyhoundunder a mileTransit37 stops within a mileWaco Transit, McLennan County Rural TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76702 ZIP area.
