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McAllen Climate

McAllen Texas and Reynosa, Mexico are not only strategic locations to set up a business, they also have a great weather and a safe zone to locate a business in terms of natural disasters.

McAllen, Texas Weather

Average Annual
Rain: 25.22"
Snow: 0"
Temp: 84.7 F
Wind Speed: 8.15 mph
 
Seasonal Temperature
January 69.9 F
July 96.1 F


During the hurricane season of 2010, McAllen MSA's U.S. / Mexico border ports of entry were among the few that remained open for commercial traffic and suffered no damage. Thanks to a strong levy system in our region, we are able to channel water excess away from the city and maintain operations.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the official hurricane season in the Atlantic runs from 1 June to 30 November, however hurricanes can and do occasionally form outside this season as well. The most active month, statistically, is September.

McAllen-area historical hurricane activity is significantly low compared to the rest of the other disaster zone. The map below illustrates 5 different risk areas highlighted by FEMA for hurricane disasters in the Rio Grande Valley.

Download a map of the McAllen MSA - Rio Grande Valley Area Risk Areas (note, McAllen is not included)

Brownsville Environmental Study

McAllen, Texas Hurricane Activity

McAllen, Texas has not been directly hit by a hurricane in over 60 years. The map below illustrates every major hurricane's path in the last 60 years. Each line on the map represents the path of a hurricane.

Download a map of the hurricane tracks for the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico

Hurricane Tracks Gulf of Mexico

Download a map of the United States Hurricane strikes from 1950 - 2010

Hurricane strikes 1950-2010

Tornado Activity

McAllen-area historical tornado activity is significantly low compared to the rest of the nation.

Tornado Activity

Heatmap of earthquake, tornado and hurricane hazard areas in the United States.

Natural Disaster Hazard Areas





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