Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 56 min6:30 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 22 min7:13 am – 5:35 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 73°F, lows 52°F52 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare115 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winter Haven station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Butlerlake · 2.8 miLake Genevalake · 4.3 miLake Marion Trailheadtrailhead · 2.9 miTwin Islandsisland · 2.8 miBannon Islandisland · 3.1 miPolk State Collegecollege · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Eva Community Parkpark · 2.3 miLewis W Mathews Memorial Sports Complexrecreation area · 5.0 miWinter Haven to Lake Alfred Trailstate recreation area · 8.7 miOsprey Unitstate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 6,103 acresAllen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Parkstate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 8,329 acresLake Kissimmee State Parkstate park · 15.2 mi · 5,893 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 HighPolk County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighLightning Very HighHurricane Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025339 of 355 days measured16 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Polk County monitors, FL
Drinking waterCity of Haines Cityserves 30,545 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation97 ft30 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHeart of Florida Regional Medical Center7.1 miPost officeHaines City Post Office2.0 miTown hallHaines City City Hall2.6 miPoliceHaines City Police Department3.6 miFire stationPolk County Fire Rescue Station 30 Haines City2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherHighHaines City High School1.3 miMiddleShelley S Boone Middle School1.6 miSchoolLandmark Christian School1.9 miCollegePolk State College8.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLakeland Linder International Airport LAL27 miMajor airportOrlando International Airport MCO29 miInterstateI-410 miUS highwayUS 172.1 miAmtrakWinter Haven, FL WTH11 miRailPoincianaSunRail13 miCoachWinter Haven Transportation CenterGreyhound9.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 33845 ZIP area.
