Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:37 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min6:54 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 31°F58 in of rain a yearwettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days55 days above 90°F, 62 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Muscle Shoals 2 N station, 4 mi away; snow from Russellville #2
Nearby landmarksUniversity of North Alabamacollege · 1.6 miHeritage Christian Universitycollege · 2.1 miRiver Hill (historical)peak · 2.2 miBurtwell Springspring · 1.6 miO'Neal Harborbay · 2.7 miGeorgia Fallswaterfall · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMartin Parkpark · 1.1 miDeibert Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 74 acresSeven-mile Island Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 6.1 mi · 3,204 acresKey Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.0 mi · 1,053 acresShoal Creek Preserve Tractstate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 303 acresJoe Wheeler State Parkstate park · 16.8 mi · 2,144 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 20 Aug 19894 mi away, near East Florence, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 4 May 199443 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLauderdale County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025290 of 356 days measured66 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 68main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lawrence County, TN, 31 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Florence Water Departmentserves 77,766 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation602 ft183 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEliza Coffee Memorial Hospital2.5 miPost officeNorth Florence Post Office1.3 miTown hallFlorence City Hall2.0 miPoliceLauderdale County Sheriff's Office2.0 miFire stationFlorence Fire Department Station 31.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 5 otherHighFlorence High Schoolunder a mileSchoolFlorence Freshman Centerunder a mileElementaryWeeden Elementary School1.1 miCollegeUniversity of North Alabama1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorthwest Alabama Regional Airport MSL6.1 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM102 miUS highwayUS 43under a mileCoachFlorenceGreyhound1.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35631 ZIP area.
