Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 16 min5:07 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:09 am – 4:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F52 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month March51 in of snow a year, on about 26 days13 days above 90°F, 115 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hingham station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksPine Pointcape · 2.9 miSunset Lakelake · under a mileMill Riverriver · 3.7 miCochato Riverriver · 1.0 miFox Hillpeak · 3.0 miUniversity of Phoenix - Boston Campuscollege · 2.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlue Hills Reservationstate park · 1.9 mi · 66 acresPond Street Cemeteryhistoric site · under a milePlain Street Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileHollis Memorial Golf Coursestate conservation land · under a mile · 174 acresTown Foreststate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 131 acresCranberry Pondstate conservation land · 2.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202047 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202047 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateNorfolk County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025308 of 365 days measured55 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Norfolk County monitors, MA
Drinking waterBraintree Water and Sewer Dept.serves 39,143 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation112 ft34 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHealthSouth Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital1.0 miPost officeBraintree Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBraintree Town Hallunder a milePoliceBraintree Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationBraintree Fire Department Station 1 Headquartersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools9 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 3 otherElementarySaint Francis of Assisi Schoolunder a mileSchoolThayer Academyunder a mileElementaryHollis Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Phoenix - Boston Campus2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS11 miInterstateI-931.7 miUS highwayUS 11.8 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE7.5 miSubwayBraintreeMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachBoston (South Station)Peter Pan (BZ)10 miTransit93 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02185 ZIP area.
