Local servicesHospitalSonoma Specialty Hospital9.8 miPost officeMonte Rio Post Office1.4 miTown hallSebastopol City Hall9.4 miPoliceSonoma County Sheriff's Office - Guerneville Substation2.8 miFire stationMonte Rio Fire Protection District Station 1 Headquarters1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolMonte Rio School2.0 miCollegeEmpire College13.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport STS9.6 miMajor airportOakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK66 miUS highwayUS 10111 miAmtrakRichmond, CA RIC50 miRailSMART WindsorSonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)11 miCoachHealdsburg Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:48 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:25 am – 4:54 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 78°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 55°F, lows 41°F54 in of rain a year, on about 58 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare15 days above 90°F, 3 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Occidental station, 5 mi away; snow from Graton
Nearby landmarksBohemian Grovewoods · under a mileMount Hellerpeak · 1.3 miMount Jacksonpeak · 5.4 miCA State Parks Trailheadtrailhead · 3.5 miFern Springspring · 2.8 miBaumert Springsspring · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSonoma Coast State Parkstate park · 2.4 mi · 3,374 acresMonte Rio Public Beachpark · 1.6 miHarrison Grade Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 3.1 miSteelhead Beach Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 4.8 mi · 54 acresSunset Beachpark · 3.8 miArmstrong Redwoods State Natural Reservestate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 764 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,152 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197097 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 24 Aug 201440 mi away, The 2014 South Napa, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 10 Sep 202629 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSonoma County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality100% of days had good air in 2025365 of 365 days measuredNo moderate or unhealthy daysMedian index 9, worst day 39main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sonoma County monitors, CA
Drinking waterCity of Santa Rosaserves 175,396 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation862 ft263 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
