Lajitas, Texas facts for kids
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Lajitas, Texas
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Unincorporated community
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Lajitas in 2014
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 Lajitas, Texas
Location in Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brewster |
| Elevation | 2,342 ft (714 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes |
79852
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| Area code | 432 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1339481 |
Lajitas is an unincorporated community in Brewster County, Texas, United States, near the Big Bend National Park.
Climate
Lajitas has a hot semi-arid climate with very hot summers and mild winters.
| Climate data for Lajitas, Texas (Mar 1, 1978–Mar 31, 2013) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 89 (32) |
98 (37) |
102 (39) |
109 (43) |
113 (45) |
115 (46) |
113 (45) |
112 (44) |
110 (43) |
104 (40) |
97 (36) |
90 (32) |
115 (46) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 68.8 (20.4) |
75.0 (23.9) |
83.1 (28.4) |
91.2 (32.9) |
97.8 (36.6) |
102.2 (39.0) |
100.5 (38.1) |
99.1 (37.3) |
95.1 (35.1) |
87.8 (31.0) |
77.4 (25.2) |
69.2 (20.7) |
87.3 (30.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 51.7 (10.9) |
57.1 (13.9) |
64.5 (18.1) |
72.7 (22.6) |
80.8 (27.1) |
87.6 (30.9) |
87.3 (30.7) |
86.0 (30.0) |
81.5 (27.5) |
72.0 (22.2) |
60.5 (15.8) |
52.2 (11.2) |
71.2 (21.8) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 34.6 (1.4) |
39.1 (3.9) |
45.8 (7.7) |
54.3 (12.4) |
63.8 (17.7) |
73.0 (22.8) |
74.1 (23.4) |
72.9 (22.7) |
67.6 (19.8) |
56.3 (13.5) |
43.6 (6.4) |
35.2 (1.8) |
55.0 (12.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 14 (−10) |
5 (−15) |
19 (−7) |
28 (−2) |
42 (6) |
59 (15) |
54 (12) |
61 (16) |
47 (8) |
27 (−3) |
23 (−5) |
10 (−12) |
5 (−15) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.33 (8.4) |
0.27 (6.9) |
0.23 (5.8) |
0.34 (8.6) |
0.95 (24) |
1.47 (37) |
2.16 (55) |
1.32 (34) |
1.57 (40) |
1.29 (33) |
0.30 (7.6) |
0.24 (6.1) |
10.47 (266) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.001 in) | 2.17 | 1.43 | 1.14 | 1.51 | 3.22 | 4.17 | 5.78 | 4.47 | 4.35 | 3.56 | 1.85 | 1.50 | 33.79 |
| Source: Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute | |||||||||||||
Historical information
This is the adopted hometown of one of the region's well known philanthropists, Elle Webb.
Economy
The Lajitas Golf Resort and Spa is a 20,000-acre golf resort business in Lajitas owned by Texas businessman Kelcy Warren, who bought the resort from previous owner Steve Smith while the business was going through financial distress. It is located on the Rio Grande, bordering Mexico, between Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park.
Education
Lajitas is zoned to schools in the Terlingua Common School District.
Infrastructure
Airport
Due to the remoteness of the resort, Lajitas is served by the Lajitas International Airport, a private airport with a 5,000 ft (1,500 m) asphalt runway.
