Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:39 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:13 am – 4:46 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 56°FColdest month December: highs 52°F, lows 31°F39 in of rain a year, on about 47 dayswettest month January4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days59 days above 90°F, 91 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Groveland 2 station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsCemeteryhistoric site · 7.0 miRailtown 1897 State Historic Parkstate historic site · 10.2 miStanislaus Othernational forest · 12.1 miNew Melonesrecreation area · 11.8 mi · 22,110 acresTulloch Reservoir Public Accessstate recreation area · 13.2 mi · 70 acresTurlock Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 16.0 mi · 3,470 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Aug 197533 mi away, near Catheys Valley, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 15 Jan 202340 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
Elevation1,459 ft445 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSonora Regional Medical Center11.9 miPost officeMoccasin Post Office3.8 miFire stationTuolumne County Fire Department - Station 61 Chinese Camp5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMerced Regional Macready Field MCE37 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT80 miAmtrakTurlock-Denair, CA TRK30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95347 ZIP area.
