Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:15 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:18 am – 4:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 14°F44 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month June77 in of snow a year, on about 52 days3 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pittsfield Muni Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Worthington
Parks and public landsHoosatonic Riverstate recreation area · under a mileWahconah Falls State Parkstate park · 1.9 miFairview Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileChalet Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 111 acresDay Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.4 miWestern District Hqstate conservation land · 1.6 mi · 113 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199446 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Dec 200949 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBerkshire County, MA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025285 of 365 days measured76 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 124main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Berkshire County monitors, MA
Drinking waterDalton Fire Districtserves 6,330 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,146 ft349 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBerkshire Medical Center5.1 miPost officeDalton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDalton Town Hallunder a milePoliceDalton Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationDalton Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolSaint Agnes Academyunder a mileHighWahconah Regional High Schoolunder a mileMiddleNessacus Regional Middle School1.1 miCollegeBerkshire Community College8.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB38 miInterstateI-9013 miUS highwayUS 74.4 miAmtrakPittsfield, MA PIT5.5 miCoachPittsfield Joseph Scelsi IntermodalGreyhound5.4 miTransit2 stops within a mileBerkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01227 ZIP area.
