Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 53 min6:35 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 25 min7:15 am – 5:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 72°F, lows 52°F56 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare116 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bradenton 5 Ese station
Nearby landmarksManatee Technical College-Main Campuscollege · 1.8 miWard Lakelake · 1.6 miPoint Pleasantcape · 6.0 miUniversity of South Florida Sarasota - Manateecollege · 4.7 miBraden Riverriver · 4.3 miAyres Pointcape · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBraden River Parkpark · under a mile · 68 acresCreekwood Parkpark · 2.8 miJudah P. Benjamin Confederate Memorial at Gamble Plantation Historic State Parkstate historic site · 6.0 miMaderia Bickle Archaeological State Parkstate park · 10.0 miLake Manatee State Parkstate park · 10.4 mi · 549 acresDe Soto National Memorialhistoric site · 9.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighManatee County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighCoastal flooding Very HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025332 of 365 days measured33 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Manatee County monitors, FL
Drinking waterManatee County Utilities Deptserves 347,800 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation16 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPalm Shores Behavioral Health Center3.0 miPost officeBraden River Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBradenton City Hall5.6 miPoliceManatee County Sheriff's Office District 23.1 miFire stationSouthern Manatee Fire and Rescue Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolThe Broach School - Bradenton East Campus1.6 miSchoolManatee Charter School - Leadership Academy1.7 miElementaryOneco Elementary School1.8 miCollegeManatee Technical College-Main Campus1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSarasota Bradenton International Airport SRQ4.2 miInterstateI-753.2 miUS highwayUS 3012.0 miAmtrakUnion Station TPA36 miCoachBradentonAmtrak Chartered Vehicle6.1 miTransit8 stops within a mileManatee County Area Transit (MCAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 34204 ZIP area.
