Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 7 min5:52 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 11 min6:47 am – 4:58 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 41°F62 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare80 days above 90°F, 27 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pascagoula Lott Intl Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Vancleave
Nearby landmarksFarrigut Lakelake · under a mileC.L. Dees Trailtrailhead · 1.5 miMississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jackson County Campuscollege · 3.4 miMoon Lakelake · 2.4 miGriffin Pointcape · 4.1 miPine Islandisland · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPascagoula River Coastal Reservestate conservation land · within reach · 13,775 acresMississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.0 mi · 18,434 acresShepard State Parkstate park · 4.0 mi · 414 acresPascagoula River Marshes (Feb 2003)state conservation land · 2.9 mi · 1,065 acresGautier City Parkpark · 3.5 miPascagoula River Marshes (June 2001)state conservation land · 4.5 mi · 162 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Feb 201145 mi away, near Dauphin Island, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Feb 201145 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateJackson County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025255 of 365 days measured110 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jackson County monitors, MS
Drinking waterHelena Utility Districtserves 497 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation21 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSinging River Hospital7.5 miPost officeGautier Post Office3.5 miTown hallGautier City Hall3.7 miPoliceGautier Police Department3.8 miFire stationGautier Fire Department North Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMartin Bluff Elementary School1.1 miCollegeMississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jackson County Campus3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGulfport Biloxi International Airport GPT26 miMajor airportPensacola International Airport PNS86 miInterstateI-10under a mileUS highwayUS 903.5 miAmtrakPascagoula, MS PAG6.7 miCoachBiloxi MS (BIG)FlixBus16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39552 ZIP area.
