Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min5:46 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:14 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 81°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 59°F, lows 38°F14 in of rain a year, on about 31 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare25 days above 90°F, 18 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hollister 2 station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksMessic Mountainpeak · 2.5 miHawkins Lakelake · 2.7 miCoyote Peakpeak · 3.2 miGavilan College Hollister Campuscollege · 7.3 miSan Felipe Lakelake · 8.8 miLog Trough Springspring · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMarguerite Maze Sports Complexrecreation area · 5.7 miVeteran's Memorial Parkpark · 6.1 miPacheco State Parkstate park · 9.2 mi · 6,940 acresCanada de los Osos Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 5,589 acresHollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Areastate recreation area · 9.5 mi · 6,229 acresHenry W. Coe State Parkstate park · 12.4 mi · 87,103 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2,855 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970263 of magnitude 4+, 20 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 18 Oct 198932 mi away, The 1989 Loma Prieta, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 11 Aug 202625 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSan Benito County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025334 of 365 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, San Benito County monitors, CA
Drinking waterCity of Hollisterserves 26,017 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation888 ft271 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital6.9 miPost officeHollister Post Office6.0 miTown hallHollister City Hall6.5 miPoliceHollister Police Department4.4 miFire stationCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Hollister - CVH4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeGavilan College Hollister Campus7.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMonterey Regional Airport MRY37 miMajor airportMineta San Jose International Airport SJC45 miInterstateI-521 miUS highwayUS 10112 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SNS25 miRailGilroy Caltrain NorthboundCaltrain15 miCoachGilroyAmtrak Chartered Vehicle15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95024 ZIP area.
