Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 7 min4:44 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 19 min7:34 am – 3:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 82°F, lows 50°FColdest month December: highs 34°F, lows 23°F34 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month November62 in of snow a year, on about 31 days14 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sandpoint Exp Stn station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksWalsh Lakelake · under a mileMcArthur Lakelake · 6.0 miWhite Mountainpeak · 6.0 miElmira Peakpeak · 5.2 miGrouse Creek Fallswaterfall · 7.8 miKootenai Baybay · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKaniksu National Forestnational forest · within reach · 898,038 acresMcArthur Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.3 miPend Oreille Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 312 acresMcArthur Lake Wildlife Management Area Flowage Easementstate conservation land · 5.9 miSunnyside Park Access Sitestate recreation area · 11.5 mi · 83 acresEnid Nesbitt Memorial State Parkstate park · 12.8 mi · 92 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 24 Apr 201516 mi away, near Hope, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 23 Nov 201530 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBonner County, ID, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025205 of 365 days measured156 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 138main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Bonner County monitors, ID
Drinking waterSandpoint Public Works Deptserves 12,284 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,271 ft692 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBonner General Health Hospital11.0 miPost officeColburn Post Office4.3 miTown hallKootenai City Hall8.6 miPoliceBonner County Sheriff's Office9.1 miFire stationNorthside Fire District Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSpokane International Airport GEG74 miUS highwayUS 2under a mileAmtrakSandpoint, ID SPT11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83888 ZIP area.
