Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:46 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:24 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 20°F43 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month May10 in of snow a year, on about 6 days30 days above 90°F, 105 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, California station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksRailroad Lakelake · 4.5 miCave Springsspring · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsProctor Parkpark · 4.4 miPrairie Home Conservation Areastate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 1,468 acresSmith (Roger V. And Viola Wachal) Conservation Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 485 acresCity Parkpark · 9.1 miManito Lake Conservation Areastate conservation land · 11.7 mi · 888 acresMarion Bottoms Conservation Areastate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 2,943 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 31 Jul 20057 mi away, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 31 Jul 20057 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMoniteau County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025343 of 365 days measured22 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Monroe County, MO, 65 mi away
Drinking waterCalifornia PWSserves 4,423 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jun 2022: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation745 ft227 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSSM Health Saint Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City22.5 miPost officeClarksburg Post Office3.3 miTown hallCalifornia City Hall4.0 miPoliceMoniteau County Sheriff's Office3.7 miFire stationClarksburg Volunteer Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Regional Airport COU23 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL121 miInterstateI-7018 miUS highwayUS 502.8 miAmtrakJefferson City, MO JEF25 miCoachBoonville AmericanaGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 65042 ZIP area.