Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:13 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:16 am – 4:20 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 14°F47 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month October37 in of snow a year, on about 19 days12 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Amherst station
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Massachusetts Amherstcollege · under a mileMill Riverriver · 3.4 miAmherst Collegecollege · 1.6 miMount Warnerpeak · 2.5 miLake Warnerlake · 2.5 miSandy Beachbeach · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWest Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileConnecticut River Greenway State Parkstate park · 2.9 miU Mass Ball Fieldsrecreation area · under a mile · 53 acresLake Warner Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 107 acresMount Holyoke Range State Parkstate park · 5.2 miJ.A. Skinner State Parkstate park · 6.9 miSource: 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 3.7 on 2 Oct 199413 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 16 Jun 200025 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHampshire County, MA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025312 of 365 days measured49 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 117main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hampshire County monitors, MA
Drinking waterAmherst Dpw Water Divisionserves 39,263 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Sep 2024: surface water treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation264 ft80 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCooley Dickinson Hospital7.9 miPost officeNorth Pleasant Street Post Office1.0 miTown hallAmherst Town Hall1.2 miPoliceUniversity of Massachusetts Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationAmherst Fire Department - North Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 1 otherElementaryWildwood Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleAmherst Regional Middle Schoolunder a mileSchoolSummit Academyunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Massachusetts Amherstunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL32 miInterstateI-915.4 miUS highwayUS 55.2 miAmtrakNorthampton, MA NHT7.3 miCoachUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstFlixBusunder a mileTransit58 stops within a milePioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01004 ZIP area.
