Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min5:44 am – 7:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min6:40 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 39°F64 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare98 days above 90°F, 39 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Crestview Bob Sikes Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Niceville
Nearby landmarksCarver Pondlake · under a mileShoal Riverriver · 3.9 miLake Kennedylake · 4.6 miMartin Lakesreservoir · 4.3 miHudson Islandisland · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCountryview Parkpark · 4.1 miTwin Hills Parkpark · 5.4 miBlackwater River State Parkstate park · 12.8 mi · 636 acresConecuh National Forestnational forest · 17.5 mi · 85,123 acresFred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Parkstate park · 21.3 mi · 347 acresMayo Parkstate park · 25.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 24 Oct 199748 mi away, near Flomaton, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 3 Sep 202037 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateOkaloosa County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHurricane Very HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025338 of 360 days measured22 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Okaloosa County monitors, FL
Drinking waterOkaloosa Co.wtr.; Swr.systemserves 80,295 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation117 ft36 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorth Okaloosa Medical Center5.5 miPost officeBaker Post Office3.7 miTown hallCrestview City Hall5.1 miPoliceOkaloosa County Sheriff's Office North District5.1 miFire stationNorth Okaloosa Fire Department Station 831.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDestin-Fort Walton Beach Airport VPS20 miMajor airportPensacola International Airport PNS37 miInterstateI-101.7 miUS highwayUS 90under a mileSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 32537 ZIP area.
