Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:09 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:15 am – 4:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 13°F48 in of rain a yearwettest month October75 in of snow a year, on about 22 days9 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jaffrey Silver Rch Airpark station, 7 mi away; snow from Greenville 1 Nne
Nearby landmarksContoocook River Reservoirreservoir · under a mileOak Hillpeak · 2.1 miWapack Trail Northtrailhead · 3.4 miPack Monadnock Mountainpeak · 3.4 miCliff Trailtrailhead · 3.7 miEdward MacDowell Reservoirreservoir · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWapack National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.5 mi · 1,644 acresMiller State Parkstate park · 3.2 mi · 548 acresGreenfield State Parkstate park · 4.7 mi · 413 acresPowder Mill Pond Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 98 acresPowder Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area - Dillon Tractstate conservation land · 4.2 miMonadnock State Parkstate park · 7.6 mi · 1,021 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 19 Jan 198245 mi away, near Sanbornton, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 26 Sep 201035 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 in the county
Elevation781 ft238 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMonadnock Community Hospitalunder a milePost officePeterborough Post Office1.3 miTown hallPeterborough Town Hall1.3 miPolicePeterborough Police Department1.5 miFire stationPeterborough Fire and Rescue1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportManchester-Boston Regional Airport MHT25 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS60 miInterstateI-8923 miUS highwayUS 202under a mileAmtrakClaremont, NH CLA40 miCoachKeene Corner NewsGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03468 ZIP area.
