Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 9 min6:34 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min7:31 am – 5:39 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 38°F51 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare78 days above 90°F, 30 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cairo 1sw station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksCurry Hillpeak · 3.4 miEzell Lakelake · 2.1 miFalconer Lakelake · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public lands2010043park · 1.3 mi · 145 acresHolder Parkrecreation area · 5.8 miRiver Creek The Rolf And Alexandra Kauka Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.8 mi · 2,581 acresAlfred B. Maclay Gardens State Parkstate park · 25.2 mi · 1,180 acresSeminole Recreation Arearecreation area · 25.6 mi · 38,470 acresVelda Mound Parkstate park · 28.2 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 LowGrady County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025206 of 365 days measured158 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 140main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Leon County, FL, 31 mi away
Drinking waterWhighamserves 945 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation205 ft62 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGrady General Hospital7.1 miPost officeWhigham Post Office1.5 miTown hallWhigham City Hall1.5 miPoliceWhigham Police Department1.5 miFire stationGrady County Volunteer Fire Department Whigham Station1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWhigham Elementary School1.8 miCollegeAbraham Baldwin Agricultural College Bainbridge Campus13.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTallahassee International Airport TLH35 miInterstateI-1028 miUS highwayUS 841.2 miCoachThomasville Travel CenterFlixBus19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31797 ZIP area.
