Corpus Christi
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📷 Quintin Soloviev· CC BY 4.0Corpus Christi; sparkling city by the sea. | The official local nickname.
About
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat and largest city of Nueces County in South Texas, with portions extending into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. With a population of 317,863 at the 2020 census, Corpus Christi is the eighth-most populous city in Texas.
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Why visit
March through May (before the worst heat) and September through November (after hurricane season) are best. The USS Lexington Museum (a WWII aircraft carrier converted into a museum), the Texas State Aquarium, the Selena Memorial (the Tejano superstar was born here and assassinated here in 1995), and Mustang Island and Padre Island National Seashore (a protected 110-km stretch of barrier-island beach) anchor a long weekend.
When to avoid
Do not visit Corpus Christi expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. In Corpus Christi, a good plan starts with the constraints, not with the number of sights. Use Corpus Christi with realistic movement plans, especially where car dependence or heat can take over. In Corpus Christi, plan routes honestly and use rideshares or a car where transit is weak.
Summer (Jun to Aug)
June through August are the months when heat and daylight most affect a visit to Corpus Christi. For Corpus Christi, the warm season often means humid afternoons and a need for shaded or indoor pauses. A warm day in Corpus Christi should have phases: outdoor streets, indoor collections or churches, then a slower evening. For Corpus Christi, check hours first; a continuous route can fail if one anchor closes early.
Winter (Dec to Feb)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Corpus Christi. Winter in Corpus Christi is often a useful cultural season if the itinerary is built around interiors and shorter outdoor sections. In Corpus Christi, rain, wind, cold, snow, daylight, and service reductions can matter more than the average high. Corpus Christi can still be rewarding in this period if interiors and compact walks carry the day. Use taxis or rideshares in Corpus Christi when the practical gain is clear, especially after dark or in weather that makes waiting for transit unpleasant.
The next week in Corpus Christi
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
30° / 23°
UV Very high
Sat
Overcast
30° / 22°
UV Very high
Sun
Drizzle
29° / 25°
UV High
Mon
Overcast
30° / 26°
UV Very high
Tue
Thunderstorm
30° / 26°
UV Very high
Wed
Thunderstorm
30° / 26°
6.5 mm
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
39° / 12°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
13.5h
06:40 – 20:10local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Corpus Christi
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) at 10 km.
Getting around Corpus Christi
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Himasaram.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.