Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 36 min5:59 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min8:20 am – 5:07 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 18°F22 in of rain a yearwettest month December132 in of snow a year, on about 51 days56 days above 90°F, 159 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Council station, 5 mi away; snow from Mccall
Nearby landmarksWest Fork Weiser Riverriver · 1.3 miEast Fork Weiser Riverriver · 2.8 miFort Hall Hillpeak · 2.4 miFir Point Springspring · 3.9 miStarkey Hot Springsspring · 2.9 miEVERGREENcampground · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPayette National Forestnational forest · 12.4 mi · 7,648 acresFish Lake Access Sitestate recreation area · 11.6 miSalmon National Forestnational forest · 14.6 mi · 76 acresPonderosa State Parkstate park · 18.2 mi · 984 acresLake Cascade State Parkstate park · 22.6 mi · 172 acresWhitman National Forestnational forest · 26.6 mi · 76 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes93 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.9 on 26 Feb 202433 mi away, near Smiths Ferry, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 4 Aug 202435 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAdams County, ID, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025258 of 352 days measured93 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 104main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Valley County, ID, 39 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Councilserves 900 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,395 ft1,035 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Luke's McCall Medical Center16.4 miPost officeCouncil Post Office6.3 miTown hallCouncil City Hall5.7 miPoliceAdams County Sheriff's Office5.6 miFire stationCouncil Volunteer Fire District5.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcCall Municipal Airport MYL16 miMajor airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI87 miUS highwayUS 951.0 miCoachNew MeadowsNorthwestern Stage Lines13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83620 ZIP area.
