Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 48 min6:28 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 29 min7:03 am – 5:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 78°FColdest month January: highs 76°F, lows 60°F56 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare59 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pompano Beach Airpark station, 7 mi away; snow from Loxahatchee Nwr
Nearby landmarksParadise Lakelake · under a mileFlorida Atlantic Universitycollege · 1.7 miPalm Beach State Collegecollege · 2.4 miLake Boca Ratonlake · 2.5 miLake Placidbay · 5.7 miBoca Raton Inletbay · 2.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSugar Sandpark · under a mile · 132 acresMeadowspark · under a mileYamato Scrub Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 217 acresParkland Greenwaystate recreation area · 6.9 miHugh Taylor Birch State Parkstate park · 13.7 mi · 163 acresArthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.5 mi · 3,829 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighPalm Beach County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025279 of 365 days measured86 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Palm Beach County monitors, FL
Drinking waterBoca Raton Wtpserves 130,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation11 ft3 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBoca Raton Community Hospital1.1 miPost officePalmetto Park Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBoca Raton City Hall1.5 miPoliceBoca Raton Police Department1.6 miFire stationBoca Raton Fire and Rescue Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 4 otherElementaryAddison Mizner Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleBoca Raton Community Middle Schoolunder a mileSchoolSaint Paul Lutheran School1.0 miCollegeFlorida Atlantic University1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport FLL19 miInterstateI-951.2 miUS highwayUS 11.9 miAmtrakDeerfield Beach, FL DFB2.2 miRailDeerfield Beach StationTri-Rail2.2 miCoachBoca Raton Trirail StationGreyhound3.2 miTransit17 stops within a milePalm TranSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 33464 ZIP area.
