South Padre Island per diem ratesTexas · FY 2027
No other Texas area has risen as much since FY 2021; its full-year average is up 33.8%. South Padre Island’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran March to July, now June to July.
South Padre Island since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, South Padre Island’s full-year average rose 4.9%, between Omaha (NE) and Floral Park / Garden City / Great Neck (NY) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 South Padre Island ranked 286th of 293 by full-year average, between State College (PA) and Bloomington (IN). Along the way: up 6% in FY 2023, up 10.9% in FY 2024, up 8.5% in FY 2025.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to February | $123 | 151 |
| March to May | $140 | 92 |
| June to July | $160 | 61 |
| August to September | $123 | 61 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $739, three nights at the June cap plus $259 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $628.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 18.1% above the standard rate over the year.
South Padre Island among the 295
South Padre Island’s full-year average lodging cap, $133 a night, ranks sixth of the 11 Texas areas, between Midland / Odessa ($136) and Big Spring ($133). South Padre Island’s Jun–Jul peak lodging cap of $160 ranks 151st among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Detroit (MI) and Daytona Beach (FL). Nationally, South Padre Island is 212th of 295 on that measure, between Glens Falls (NY, $134) and Albany (NY, $133). Texas, area by area.