Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min6:36 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min8:03 am – 5:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 23°F53 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days54 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Benton station, 20 mi away; rain from Mayfield State Police
Nearby landmarksSutherlin Lakelake · 3.0 miSunset Lakelake · 3.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity-County Parkpark · under a mileMayfield-Graves County Parkpark · 1.7 miMurphy's Pondstate recreation area · 10.9 mi · 109 acresObion Creek State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 1,400 acresKaler Bottoms Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 1,904 acresClarks River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.7 mi · 9,346 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 29 Sep 198732 mi away, near Cairo, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Sep 201934 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateGraves County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 23 mi away
Drinking waterMayfield Electric & Waterserves 12,379 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation513 ft156 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJackson Purchase Medical Center2.4 miPost officeMayfield Post Office1.5 miTown hallMayfield City Hall1.6 miPoliceGraves County Sheriff's Office1.5 miFire stationMayfield Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 3 otherMiddleMayfield Middle School1.1 miSchoolSaint Joseph Catholic School1.3 miHighMayfield High School1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH24 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA117 miInterstateI-69under a mileUS highwayUS 45under a mileAmtrakFulton, KY FTN19 miCoachPaducah KY (PAD)FlixBus23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42063 ZIP area.
