Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:35 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:45 am – 4:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F52 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year65 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Talladega 10 Nne station, 15 mi away; snow from Talladega
Parks and public landsTalladega National Forestnational forest · 16.2 mi · 394,709 acresFreedom Riders National Monumentnational monument · 20.7 miMountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 27.1 mi · 9,014 acresBoys Club Horse Arenapublic land · 25.4 miRose Purchase Unitnational forest · 33.3 mi · 161 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 34.8 miSource: 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 3.5 on 29 Aug 197521 mi away, near Gurley, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201120 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSt. Clair County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025223 of 363 days measured140 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Etowah County, AL, 27 mi away
Drinking waterWattsville Water Authorityserves 5,097 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation532 ft162 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUAB Saint Vincent's Saint Clair7.6 miPost officeWattsville Post Office4.0 miTown hallRagland Town Hall5.9 miPoliceRagland Police Department6.2 miFire stationWattsville Volunteer Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM30 miInterstateI-206.8 miUS highwayUS 2311.5 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN25 miCoachAnniston Amtrak Train StationGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35182 ZIP area.
