Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:38 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:08 am – 4:44 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F48 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May8 in of snow a year, on about 3 days47 days above 90°F, 90 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cape Girardeau Muni Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Jackson
Nearby landmarksSoutheast Health College of Nursing and Health Sciencescollege · 1.9 miGrays Pointcape · 4.6 miSoutheast Missouri State Universitycollege · 2.9 miMarquette Islandisland · 1.7 miGiboney Islandisland · 1.8 miMount Taborpeak · 2.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFort Dhistoric site · 1.3 miShawnee Parkrecreation area · under a mile · 128 acresRed Star Accessstate recreation area · 3.2 miCape Lacroix Bluffs Conservation Areastate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 60 acresCape Woods Conservation Areastate conservation land · 3.7 miCape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 1,390 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes49 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 19909 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202543 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCape Girardeau County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 48 mi away
Drinking waterCape Girardeau PWSserves 39,941 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation132 ft40 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMercy Hospital Southeast2.5 miPost officeCape Girardeau Post Office2.5 miTown hallCape Girardeau City Hall2.3 miPoliceCape Girardeau Police Department3.0 miFire stationCape Girardeau Fire Department Station 12.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolParkview School1.2 miHighCape Central High School1.4 miElementaryJefferson Elementary School1.6 miCollegeSoutheast Health College of Nursing and Health Sciences1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI3.8 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL111 miInterstateI-55 Business Lp1.1 miUS highwayUS 611.1 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF59 miCoachCape Girardeau Leming LaneGreyhound2.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63705 ZIP area.
