Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 53 min6:35 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 24 min7:16 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, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsTerra Ceia Preserve State Parkstate conservation land · under a mile · 1,948 acresMaderia Bickle Archaeological State Parkstate park · 2.6 miMadira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Sitestate historic site · 2.6 miWashington Borrow Pit Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 81 acresJudah P. Benjamin Confederate Memorial at Gamble Plantation Historic State Parkstate historic site · 3.9 miBlackstone Parkpark · 3.6 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 waterCity of Palmetto Water Dept.serves 13,446 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2022: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level11 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalManatee Memorial Hospital5.8 miPost officeTerra Ceia Post Office1.8 miTown hallPalmetto City Hall4.7 miPolicePalmetto Police Department4.5 miFire stationNorth River Fire District Station 21.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolPalm View K - 8 School1.0 miCollegeState College of Florida Collegiate School10.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSarasota Bradenton International Airport SRQ13 miInterstateI-275under a mileUS highwayUS 41under a mileAmtrakUnion Station TPA26 miCoachBradentonAmtrak Chartered Vehicle4.4 miTransit3 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 34220 ZIP area.
