Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 49 min4:54 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 35 min7:27 am – 4:03 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 61°FColdest month December: highs 41°F, lows 30°F13 in of rain a year, on about 41 dayswettest month May13 in of snow a year, on about 11 days44 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lewiston Nez Perce Co Ap station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksThunder Hillpeak · 1.5 miMann Lakelake · 3.2 miThe Ant and the Yellowjacketnatural arch · 3.9 miPotlatch Riverriver · 5.4 miHog Islandisland · 4.8 miHidden Lakelake · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMyrtle Access Sitestate recreation area · 7.5 miHereth Parkpark · 7.4 miHells Gate State Parkstate park · 11.5 mi · 961 acresSunset Parkpark · 9.2 miFir Island Wildlife Habitat Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 57 acresWinchester Lake State Parkstate park · 13.9 mi · 297 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Jun 199810 mi away, near Genesee, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Jun 199810 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNez Perce County, ID, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025263 of 363 days measured96 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 33, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Nez Perce County monitors, ID
Drinking waterLewiston Orchards Irrigation Distserves 20,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation979 ft298 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Joseph Regional Medical Center10.8 miPost officeLapwai Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLapwai City Hallunder a mileFire stationLapwai Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryLapwai Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleLapwai Middle Schoolunder a mileSchoolLapwai Alternative Schoolunder a mileCollegeLewis Clark State College10.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLewiston Nez Perce County Airport LWS10 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG91 miUS highwayUS 951.4 miCoachLewistonNorthwestern Stage Lines10 miTransit2 stops within a mileAppaloosa ExpressSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 83551 ZIP area.
