Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:13 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:16 am – 4:20 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 15°F49 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month June46 in of snow a year, on about 23 days10 days above 90°F, 154 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greenfield #3 station, 4 mi away; snow from Sunderland
Parks and public landsConnecticut River Greenway State Parkstate park · 1.3 miNorth Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.9 miGreat Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 84 acresWard Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.7 miMt. Toby Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.1 miMt. Esther Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 136 acresSource: 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 199421 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 16 Jun 200031 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFranklin County, MA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025280 of 364 days measured81 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 114main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Franklin County monitors, MA
Drinking waterGreenfield Water Departmentserves 17,768 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation140 ft43 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaystate Franklin Medical Center5.3 miPost officeDeerfield Post Office2.0 miTown hallDeerfield Municipal Building3.1 miPoliceDeerfield Police Department3.1 miFire stationDeerfield Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolDeerfield Academy1.9 miCollegeGreenfield Community College5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL41 miInterstateI-91under a mileUS highwayUS 5under a mileAmtrakGreenfield, MA GFD4.5 miCoachGreenfield John Olver Transit CtrGreyhound4.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01369 ZIP area.
