Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:37 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:12 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 49°F, lows 31°F49 in of rain a year, on about 55 dayswettest month January108 in of snow a year, on about 24 days38 days above 90°F, 87 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cherry Valley Dam station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsYosemite National Parknational park · 4.4 mi · 742,953 acresStanislaus National Forestnational forest · within reach · 899,802 acresToiyabe National Forestnational forest · 19.7 mi · 646,043 acresCalaveras Big Trees State Parkstate park · 22.9 mi · 6,452 acresStanislaus Othernational forest · 25.9 miEldorado National Forestnational forest · 37.7 mi · 614,604 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes392 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197045 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 8 Jul 202140 mi away, Antelope Valley, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 202441 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateTuolumne County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025294 of 338 days measured43 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Tuolumne County monitors, CA
Drinking waterTud - Upper Basin Water Systemserves 13,280 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6,356 ft1,937 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSonora Regional Medical Center24.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMerced Regional Macready Field MCE61 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT88 miUS highwayUS 39533 miAmtrakCastle Air Museum AIR59 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95314 ZIP area.
