Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min6:24 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:23 am – 5:29 pm
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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
Nearby landmarksBrowns Lakelake · under a mileBaylor Universitycollege · 1.9 miMcLennan Community Collegecollege · 3.0 miBosque Riverriver · 2.0 miWaco Springs (historical)spring · 1.0 miLake Brazoslake · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWaco Mammoth National Monumentnational monument · 3.6 miOscar Du Conge Parkpark · under a mileDoris Miller Parkpark · under a mileWaco Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.3 mi · 15,427 acresLake Waco Wetlandsnational conservation area · 10.2 mi · 348 acresAquilla Recreation Arearecreation area · 23.2 mi · 10,298 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
Elevation411 ft125 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHillcrest Baptist Medical Center3.2 miPost officeDowntown Waco Post Office1.6 miTown hallWaco City Hall1.2 miPoliceWaco Police Department1.1 miFire stationWaco Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools4 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high, 6 otherSchoolG L Wiley Opportunity Centerright hereElementaryJ H Hines Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighPaul and Jane Meyer Public High Schoolunder a mileCollegeBaylor University1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaco Regional Airport ACT6.7 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL89 miInterstateI-35under a mileUS highwayUS 84under a mileAmtrakMcGregor, TX MCG19 miCoachWaco TX (WCX)Greyhound1.7 miTransit14 stops within a mileWaco TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76703 ZIP area.
