Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:27 am – 9:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:57 am – 5:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 24°F51 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month April4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days47 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rochester Ferry station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsCharles T Black City Parkpark · 5.9 mi · 51 acresHighview Hillpark · 6.6 mi · 1,013 acresLake Malone State Parkstate park · 16.7 mi · 371 acresLake Malonestate recreation area · 17.5 mi · 835 acresWashburn Lakestate recreation area · 19.9 miMammoth Cave National Parknational park · 32.1 mi · 50,624 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 3.3 on 23 Mar 198028 mi away, near Fordsville, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 May 202336 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowButler County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 365 days measured81 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 73main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Warren County, KY, 26 mi away
Drinking waterButler County Water System INCserves 14,256 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation427 ft130 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOhio County Hospital16.0 miPost officeRochester Post Office5.1 miTown hallRochester City Hall5.1 miPoliceMorgantown Police Department6.3 miFire stationRochester Volunteer Fire Department5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOwensboro Daviess County Airport OWB41 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA77 miInterstateI-6528 miUS highwayUS 2315.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42267 ZIP area.
