Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:40 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:09 am – 4:46 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 98°F, lows 63°FColdest month December: highs 56°F, lows 38°F11 in of rain a year, on about 25 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare109 days above 90°F, 25 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Madera Muni Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Madera
Parks and public landsMadera Sunrise Rotary Sports Complexrecreation area · 4.7 miMillview Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 54 acresCamp Pashayanstate recreation area · 14.7 miLost Lake Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 17.4 mi · 73 acresMillerton Lake State Recreation Arearecreation area · 19.5 mi · 353 acresSierra National Forestnational forest · 24.0 mi · 1,285,668 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes196 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197027 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.9 on 3 Aug 197547 mi away, near Three Rocks, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 20 Dec 202438 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMadera County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Very HighWildfire Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality50% of days had good air in 2025184 of 365 days measured178 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 50, worst day 136main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Madera County monitors, CA
Drinking waterCity of Maderaserves 66,560 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation328 ft100 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMadera Community Hospital6.9 miPost officeMadera Post Office5.8 miTown hallMadera City Hall5.8 miPoliceMadera County Sheriff's Headquarters5.5 miFire stationMadera County Fire Department Station 32.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryBerenda Elementary School1.9 miCollegeMadera Community College8.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT25 miAmtrakMadera, CA MDR2.7 miCoachMaderaInternational Bus Lines5.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93639 ZIP area.
