Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 39 min4:42 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 45 min7:06 am – 3:50 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 9°F46 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month October74 in of snow a year, on about 26 days4 days above 90°F, 181 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Grand Lake Stream station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsMoosehorn National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.1 mi · 29,257 acresSt Croix River Boat Accessstate park · 24.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 19 Jan 198425 mi away, near Dennysville, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Aug 202235 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWashington County, ME, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025333 of 364 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Washington County monitors, ME
Drinking waterCalais Water Deptserves 2,775 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation249 ft76 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCalais Community Hospital16.2 miPost officePrinceton Post Office2.9 miTown hallPrinceton Town Hall3.0 miPolicePassamaquoddy Police Department4.5 miFire stationPrinceton Fire Department3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHancock County-Bar Harbor Airport BHB63 miUS highwayUS 13.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04637 ZIP area.
