Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 22 min5:06 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 0 min7:13 am – 4:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 13°F43 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month October53 in of snow a year, on about 16 days10 days above 90°F, 161 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Massabesic Lake station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksNew Hampshire Institute of Artcollege · 1.5 miSeacoast Career School Manchester Campuscollege · 1.7 miOak Hill Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMerrimack River Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miBald Hillpeak · 1.3 miMount Minerpeak · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDerryfield Park - Undeveloped Summit Areapark · under a mileLivingston Park - Undeveloped Areapark · under a mile · 82 acresGlen Lake and Gress Falls Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.1 miHinman Pond IIstate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 222 acresEllingwood Street Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 56 acresBear Brook State Parkstate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 9,977 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 19 Jan 198235 mi away, near Sanbornton, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202544 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateHillsborough County, NH, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025310 of 365 days measured51 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 123main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hillsborough County monitors, NH
Drinking waterManchester Water Worksserves 123,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation448 ft137 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalManchester Veterans Affairs Medical Centerunder a milePost officeDowntown Post Office1.7 miTown hallManchester City Hall1.8 miPoliceManchester Police Department2.1 miFire stationManchester Fire Department Station 101.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 5 otherSchoolSmyth Road Schoolunder a mileElementarySaint Catherine of Siena Schoolunder a mileMiddleHillside Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeNew Hampshire Institute of Art1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportManchester-Boston Regional Airport MHT5.3 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS50 miInterstateI-93under a mileUS highwayUS 3under a mileAmtrakExeter, NH EXR24 miCoachManchesterveterans Memorial ParkGreyhound1.9 miTransit29 stops within a mileManchester Transit Authority (MTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03105 ZIP area.
