Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 48 min6:28 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 29 min7:04 am – 5:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 75°F, lows 56°F64 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare66 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Loxahatchee Nwr station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksMarsh Trailtrailhead · 3.2 miArthur R Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Centervisitor center · 3.4 miCypress Swamp Boardwalktrailhead · 3.4 miSaint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminarycollege · 5.5 miLynn Universitycollege · 6.3 miLake Idalake · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWest Delray Regional Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 313 acresGreen Cay Nature Center and Wetlandsrecreation area · 2.3 mi · 117 acresArthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.9 mi · 3,829 acresYamato Scrub Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 217 acresSouth Florida National Cemeteryhistoric site · 8.2 mi · 313 acresParkland Greenwaystate recreation area · 10.1 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 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 waterDelray Beach Public Water Systemserves 69,754 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation17 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDelray Medical Center3.7 miPost officeWest Delray Beach Post Office1.5 miTown hallDelray Beach City Hall6.7 miPolicePalm Beach County Sheriff's Office District 41.7 miFire stationPalm Beach County Fire Rescue Station 421.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSaint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPresident Donald J. Trump International Airport DJT17 miInterstateI-955.9 miUS highwayUS 17.0 miAmtrakDelray Beach, FL DLB5.7 miRailDelray Beach StationTri-Rail5.7 miCoachBoca Raton Trirail StationGreyhound6.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 33448 ZIP area.
