Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 11 min6:35 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 7 min7:33 am – 5:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 38°F53 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare78 days above 90°F, 38 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newton 8 W station, 15 mi away; snow from Morgan 5 Nw
Parks and public lands100-001state conservation land · 7.1 mi · 1,667 acresMayhaw Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 1,667 acresSpring Creek Recreation Parkrecreation area · 8.5 miElmodel Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.1 mi · 1,587 acresKolomoki Mounds State Parkstate park · 16.2 mi · 1,294 acresGeorge W. Andrews Recreation Arearecreation area · 21.2 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 LowEarly County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality57% of days had good air in 2025209 of 365 days measured155 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 46, worst day 115main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dougherty County, GA, 34 mi away
Drinking waterDamascusserves 240 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation225 ft69 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMiller County Hospital8.5 miPost officeDamascus Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDamascus City Hallunder a milePoliceDamascus Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationDamascus Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolSouthwest Georgia Academyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSouthwest Georgia Regional Airport ABY35 miUS highwayUS 275.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31741 ZIP area.
