Padre Island

Padre Island National Seashore separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Laguna Madre, one of a few hypersaline lagoons in the world. It protects 70 miles of coastline, dunes, prairies, and wind tidal flats teeming with life, serves as a safe nesting ground for the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle and a haven for more than 380 bird species, and has a rich history that includes the Spanish shipwrecks of 1554. Padre Island has long, hot summers and short, mild winters, with very humid summers, winter cold fronts and gale force winds, and most rain falling near the beginning and end of hurricane season from June to October. Average seasonal temperatures in Fahrenheit are spring highs in the 70s to 80s and lows in the 50s to 60s, summer highs in the mid-90s and lows in the 70s, fall highs in the 70s to 80s and lows in the 50s to 60s, and winter highs in the 50s to 70s and lows in the 30s to 40s. Year-round, average wind speed ranges from 5 to 25 miles per hour, and relative humidity seldom drops below 70 percent.

Sarita, Texas · United States