Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:07 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:09 am – 4:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 19°F49 in of rain a yearwettest month December49 in of snow a year, on about 23 days20 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jamaica Plain station, 4 mi away; snow from Boston Logan Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksMount Bowdoinpeak · 1.3 miMeeting House Hillpeak · 1.0 miOld Harborbay · 2.2 miCity Pointcape · 3.0 miUniversity of Massachusetts Bostoncollege · 1.4 miTenean Beachbeach · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVictory Road Parkstate park · under a mileConley & Tenean Streets Parkstate park · under a mileCommercial Pointstate park · under a mileSavin Hill Covestate park · under a mileDorchester Shores Reservationstate park · under a mileNeponset River Reservationstate park · under a mile · 54 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 10 Jan 199938 mi away, near Merrimac, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200049 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSuffolk County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025279 of 365 days measured84 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 106main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Suffolk County monitors, MA
Drinking waterMwraserves 2,580,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation42 ft13 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
SchoolsWithin 2 mi46 schools17 elementary, 5 middle, 7 high, 17 otherSchoolNeighborhood House Charter School Queen Street Campusright hereSchoolRichard J Murphy K-8 Schoolunder a mileSchoolPope John Paul II Catholic Academy Neponset Campusunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Massachusetts Boston1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS5.2 miInterstateI-93under a mileUS highwayUS 1under a mileAmtrakBack Bay Station BBY3.8 miSubwayBusway StreetMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachBoston, MA (Back Bay - In the bus lane outside 177 Huntington Avenue, between Belvidere and Cumberland Streets. Please note the building at 177 HuntinOurBus3.8 miTransit172 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Brockton Area Transit Authority (BAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02123 ZIP area.