Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:38 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:16 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 61°FColdest month December: highs 56°F, lows 34°F38 in of rain a year, on about 53 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare74 days above 90°F, 30 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Placerville station, 12 mi away; rain from Fiddletown Dexter Rch
Parks and public landsPioneer Parkpark · 4.1 miEldorado National Forestnational forest · 7.5 mi · 614,604 acresEldorado Purchase Unitnational forest · 8.1 miIndian Grinding Rock State Historic Parkstate historic site · 8.7 mi · 132 acresNorman Waters Parkpark · 8.8 miEldorado Othernational forest · 12.0 mi · 178 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 12 Sep 199434 mi away, near Kirkwood, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Aug 200748 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEl Dorado County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured44 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, El Dorado County monitors, CA
Drinking waterEl Dorado ID - Mainserves 132,171 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,057 ft627 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMarshall Hospital13.2 miPost officeMount Aukum Post Office1.5 miTown hallPlymouth City Hall9.2 miFire stationPioneer Fire Protection District - Station 34 Mount Aukum1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSacramento International Airport SMF49 miInterstateI-8032 miUS highwayUS 5013 miAmtrakAuburn, CA ARN32 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95656 ZIP area.
