Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:08 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:05 am – 4:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 25°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month March37 in of snow a year, on about 15 days1 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Woods Hole Golf Club station, 5 mi away; rain from Falmouth 3.1 Nnw; snow from E Wareham
Nearby landmarksCrow Pointcape · 2.2 miSnug Harborbay · under a mileHarbor Headlake · under a mileChappaquoit Pointcape · under a mileWest Falmouth Harborbay · under a mileChappaquoit Beachbeach · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGoodwill Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 87 acresTrotting Parkpark · 2.9 miFrances A. Crane Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.5 miFrances A. Conservation Restrictionane Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.6 miMassachusetts National Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.9 mi · 603 acresQuashnet Woods State Reservationstate park · 6.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202017 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202017 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
Elevation9 ft3 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFalmouth Hospital2.8 miPost officeWest Falmouth Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFalmouth Town Hall3.8 miPoliceFalmouth Police Department3.9 miFire stationFalmouth Fire Department Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighFalmouth High School1.8 miCollegeWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMartha's Vineyard Airport MVY15 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD42 miInterstateI-19511 miUS highwayUS 68.5 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE49 miRailBuzzards BayMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)9.8 miCoachFalmouthPeter Pan (BZ)3.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02574 ZIP area.
