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Is Fernando Salinas a good place to live?

Fernando Salinas’ peak summer temperature is 99°F, against 95°F in Texas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Fernando Salinas yet; the figures below are still real.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Fernando Salinas.

Climate

Expect mild winters and hot summers in Fernando Salinas

100°summer high

July afternoons reach 99°, January nights drop to 48° and snow is almost unheard of.

Typical low → high °F

Winter50–73°

Spring65–89°

Summer76–99°

Fall64–87°

Dec 17

typical first frost

Jan 31

typical last frost

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

100°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 99°, January lows 48°Rain & snow21″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingMostly a cooling bill Then and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

More of Fernando Salinas’ adults get no exercise outside work than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

41% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Fernando Salinas. Of 31 CDC measures, Fernando Salinas beats the Texas average on 1 and trails it on 20.

	Fernando Salinas	Typical Texas town	Typical U.S. town
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	39%	24%	19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	20%	13%	12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	20%	15%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	46%	30%	25%

31 measures vs. Texas

1 better10 too close to call20 worse

What stands out	Fernando Salinas	TX
Fewer adults who have had cancer	4%	6.1%
More uninsured adults	42.6%	19.1%

Starr County Memorial Hospital

2.3 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby2.3 miles to an ER · Starr County Memorial Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than TX on 1 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Fernando Salinas faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves

60risk score of 100

The risk rating from FEMA in Fernando Salinas is 60 of 100. Just over three fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 27%.

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland flooding

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters19 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready2.5 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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