Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 57 min6:25 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 20 min7:10 am – 5:30 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 89°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 70°F, lows 50°F49 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare42 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Titusville 7 E station, 11 mi away; snow from Titusville
Nearby landmarksPine Islandisland · 3.1 miDuck Pointcape · 2.6 miFlatboat Creekbay · 2.4 miMerritt Islandisland · 5.5 miLong Pointcape · 6.5 miKennedy Space Center Visitor Complexvisitor center · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsManatee Cove Parkpark · 2.1 miMitchell Ellington Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 111 acresGrissom Parkwaystate recreation area · 6.1 mi · 1,281 acresEnchanted Forest Sanctuarystate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 478 acresSt. Johns National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.4 mi · 6,431 acresTosohatchee Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 28,844 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 HighBrevard County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025333 of 365 days measured32 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Brevard County monitors, FL
Drinking waterCity of Cocoaserves 294,039 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCape Canaveral Hospital8.2 miPost officeSharpes Post Office4.8 miTown hallCape Canaveral City Hall7.4 miPoliceBrevard County Sheriff's Office / East Precinct4.3 miFire stationBrevard County Fire Rescue Station 401.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Central Florida Cocoa6.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMelbourne Orlando International Airport MLB25 miMajor airportOrlando International Airport MCO38 miInterstateI-958.2 miUS highwayUS 14.6 miAmtrakWinter Park, FL WPK41 miCoachRockledge MobilGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 32954 ZIP area.
