Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:37 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:15 am – 4:44 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 50°FColdest month December: highs 36°F, lows 16°F19 in of rain a year, on about 49 dayswettest month August78 in of snow a year, on about 34 days0 days above 90°F, 189 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Guffey 9se station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsSan Isabel National Forestnational forest · 1.4 mi · 1,108,492 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Parkdalestate park · 4.2 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Parkdale S. Fishing Accessstate park · 5.0 mi · 220 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Spikebuck (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 6.1 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Five Points (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 7.2 mi · 67 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Salt Lick (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 7.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201722 mi away, near Coaldale, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201722 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFremont County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025338 of 362 days measured24 moderate daysMedian index 23, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Fremont County monitors, CO
Drinking waterCity of Canon Cityserves 34,800 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,267 ft1,910 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCommonSpirit Saint Thomas More Hospital12.0 miFire stationTallahassee Volunteer Fire Protection Main Fire Station3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS43 miInterstateI-2537 miUS highwayUS 504.1 miCoachCotopaxiBustang Outrider19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81246 ZIP area.
