Edinburg, Texas - Wikipedia

Edinburg is located in south-central Hidalgo County at 26°18′15″N 98°9′50″W / 26.30417°N 98.16389°W / 26.30417; -98.16389 (26.304225, –98.163751).[12] It is bordered to the south by Pharr and to the southwest by McAllen, the largest city in the county. U.S. Route 281 (Interstate 69C) runs through the east side of Edinburg. US 281 leads north 103 miles (166 km) to Alice and 229 miles (369 km) to San Antonio. Downtown McAllen is 10 miles (16 km) to the south and west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Edinburg has a total area of 37.7 square miles (97.6 km2), of which 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.16%, is covered by water.

Climate

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Edinburg has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh), bordering a humid subtropical climate (Cfa), characterised by hot to sweltering summers and warm winters, typical of South Texas. The all-time record high is 108 °F (42 °C) on June 22, 2023 and on May 10, 2024. Conversely, the all-time record low is 20 °F (-7 °C) on February 16, 2021 during the February 2021 North American cold wave. The average date of first frost is December 11, while the average date of last frost is January 25.[13] Edinburg falls into the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 10a.[14]

Climate data for Edinburg, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2000–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 95(35) 97(36) 102(39) 105(41) 108(42) 108(42) 106(41) 106(41) 107(42) 102(39) 97(36) 93(34) 108(42)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 85.7(29.8) 90.0(32.2) 92.8(33.8) 96.0(35.6) 97.7(36.5) 99.9(37.7) 100.9(38.3) 101.3(38.5) 100.2(37.9) 96.2(35.7) 91.2(32.9) 86.4(30.2) 103.1(39.5)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 70.2(21.2) 75.2(24.0) 80.0(26.7) 86.0(30.0) 92.3(33.5) 94.7(34.8) 96.7(35.9) 97.5(36.4) 93.3(34.1) 88.6(31.4) 78.9(26.1) 72.9(22.7) 85.5(29.7)
Daily mean °F (°C) 59.6(15.3) 64.4(18.0) 69.1(20.6) 75.4(24.1) 81.7(27.6) 85.0(29.4) 86.7(30.4) 87.0(30.6) 83.4(28.6) 77.5(25.3) 68.3(20.2) 61.7(16.5) 75.0(23.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 48.9(9.4) 53.5(11.9) 58.2(14.6) 64.7(18.2) 71.1(21.7) 75.3(24.1) 76.6(24.8) 76.6(24.8) 73.4(23.0) 66.4(19.1) 57.7(14.3) 50.6(10.3) 64.4(18.0)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 34.8(1.6) 38.2(3.4) 43.1(6.2) 52.6(11.4) 60.6(15.9) 69.1(20.6) 69.3(20.7) 72.0(22.2) 64.4(18.0) 49.8(9.9) 43.3(6.3) 35.2(1.8) 31.7(−0.2)
Record low °F (°C) 24(−4) 20(−7) 30(−1) 39(4) 50(10) 64(18) 59(15) 67(19) 56(13) 30(−1) 29(−2) 23(−5) 20(−7)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.30(33) 0.95(24) 1.39(35) 1.43(36) 2.57(65) 2.84(72) 2.55(65) 1.81(46) 4.28(109) 2.54(65) 1.31(33) 1.09(28) 24.06(611)
Source: NOAA[15]

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