Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:05 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:03 am – 4:12 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 26°F45 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month December25 in of snow a year, on about 11 days1 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chatham Muni Ap station, 5 mi away; snow from Chatham
Nearby landmarksPilgrim Lakelake · under a mileNamequoit Riverbay · 1.1 miFox Hillisland · 3.2 miCrystal Lakelake · 1.2 miNamequoit Pointcape · 1.2 miThe Riverbay · 1.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNickerson State Parkstate park · under a mileKents Point Conservation Areastate conservation land · 1.1 miSoldiers Monumenthistoric site · 1.9 miHawksnest State Parkstate park · 3.9 miOrleans Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.9 miCape Cod National Seashorestate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 193 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 20 Dec 197737 mi away, near White Island Shores, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 12 Mar 200235 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBarnstable County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025341 of 364 days measured20 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 129main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Barnstable County monitors, MA
Drinking waterFalmouth Water Deptserves 97,551 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation78 ft24 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCape Cod Hospital16.5 miPost officeSouth Orleans Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOrleans Town Hall1.8 miPoliceOrleans Police Department1.7 miFire stationOrleans Fire Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryOrleans Elementary School1.8 miMiddleNauset Regional Middle School1.9 miCollegeBridgewater State University Cape Cod Campus12.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Cod Gateway Airport HYA16 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS67 miInterstateI-49538 miUS highwayUS 6under a mileAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE68 miCoachOrleansPeter Pan (BZ)2.2 miTransit1 stop within a mileCape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02662 ZIP area.
