Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 26 min6:03 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 56 min8:14 am – 5:10 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 59°FColdest month December: highs 40°F, lows 25°F15 in of rain a yearwettest month December18 in of snow a year, on about 18 days60 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boise Lucky Peak Dam station, 7 mi away; snow from Boise Air Terminal
Nearby landmarksShaw Mountainpeak · 1.8 miLucky Peakpeak · 1.8 miTRAIL 4 TRAILHEADtrailhead · 3.4 miUniversity of Idaho College of Law Boisecollege · 5.2 miBoise State Universitycollege · 5.7 miKarney Lakeslake · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBoise River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 1,141 acresLucky Peak State Parkstate park · 5.9 miEast Junior High Schoolpark · 3.5 miMarianne Williams Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 74 acresIdaho State Historical Societystate historic site · 5.2 miVeteran's Memorial State Parkstate park · 7.1 mi · 77 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 14 Sep 200047 mi away, near Smiths Ferry, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 17 Nov 202242 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAda County, ID, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighWildfire Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025270 of 365 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Ada County monitors, ID
Drinking waterVeolia Water Idahoserves 264,978 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,386 ft1,337 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBoise Veterans Affairs Medical Center4.7 miPost officeBorah Post Office5.4 miTown hallBoise City Hall5.4 miPoliceBoise Police Department5.2 miFire stationRobie Creek Volunteer Fire Department Station 14.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Idaho College of Law Boise5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI7.5 miInterstateI-1845.9 miUS highwayUS 265.0 miCoachBoise (Airport)Northwestern Stage Lines7.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83711 ZIP area.
