Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 24 min5:03 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 58 min7:12 am – 4:11 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 15°F41 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month October39 in of snow a year, on about 13 days11 days above 90°F, 145 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rochester Skyhaven Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Durham
Nearby landmarksCocheco River Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHayes Hillpeak · 1.0 miChesley Hillpeak · 1.5 miBaxter Lakelake · 3.1 miSalmon River Reservoirreservoir · 3.6 miEmpire Beauty School-Somersworthcollege · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSquamanagonic Disc Golf Recreation Arearecreation area · 2.1 miRoger Allen Parkrecreation area · 2.1 mi · 73 acresVaughan Woods State Parkstate park · 10.8 mi · 157 acresGreat Thicket National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.3 miBellamy Parkstate conservation land · 9.7 miLower Cocheco Riverstate conservation land · 9.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 16 Oct 201227 mi away, near Hollis Center, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202527 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowStrafford County, NH, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025353 of 365 days measured9 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 34, worst day 169main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: York County, ME, 18 mi away
Drinking waterRochester Water Deptserves 25,000 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2022: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation229 ft70 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFrisbie Memorial Hospital1.6 miPost officeRochester Post Office1.0 miTown hallRochester City Hallunder a milePoliceRochester Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationRochester Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 4 otherElementaryMaple Street Magnet Schoolunder a mileSchoolMcclelland Schoolunder a mileMiddleRochester Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeEmpire Beauty School-Somersworth5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPortsmouth International Airport at Pease PSM18 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM42 miInterstateI-9518 miUS highwayUS 202under a mileAmtrakDover, NH DOV9.2 miRailDoverAmtrak Downeaster9.2 miCoachDoverCandJ Bus Lines7.6 miTransit21 stops within a mileCooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST), Wildcat TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03866 ZIP area.
