Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:43 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:55 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 31°F54 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare63 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aberdeen station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsCanal Section Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 93 acresBall Parkrecreation area · 5.4 miGilmore Parkpark · 7.2 miLamar County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 14.2 mi · 58 acresTombigbee State Parkstate park · 26.4 mi · 525 acresTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 32.3 mi · 67,449 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197537 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 200840 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMonroe County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tuscaloosa County, AL, 67 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Amoryserves 9,350 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation232 ft71 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPioneer Community Hospital of Aberdeen5.6 miPost officeBecker Post Office4.2 miTown hallAberdeen City Hall5.7 miPoliceMonroe County Sheriff's Office5.3 miFire stationRural Hill Volunteer Fire Department5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGolden Triangle Regional Airport GTR30 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM101 miInterstateI-2225 miUS highwayUS 454.3 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL70 miCoachTupelo Brothers Quick StopGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38825 ZIP area.
