Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:21 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:19 am – 4:28 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 19°F47 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month September59 in of snow a year, on about 26 days13 days above 90°F, 135 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Poughkeepsie station, 1 mi away; snow from Mohonk Lake
Nearby landmarksBlue Pointcape · 2.7 miDutchess Community Collegecollege · 1.2 miMorgan Lakelake · under a mileMarist Universitycollege · 1.6 miInwood Lakelake · 1.1 miWilliam R Steinhaus Dutchess Rail Trail Overocker Trailheadtrailhead · 1.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsQuiet Cove Riverfront Parkstate park · 2.0 miFranny Reese Preserve State Parkstate park · 2.0 mi · 251 acresClinton House State Historic Sitestate historic site · under a mileFranny Reese State Parkstate park · 2.2 miCollege Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 101 acresWalkway over the Hudson State Historic Parkstate historic site · 1.3 miSource: 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 7 Jun 197410 mi away, near Wappingers Falls, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Oct 199147 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDutchess County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 364 days measured19 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 140main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Dutchess County monitors, NY
Drinking waterPoughkeepsie Townwide WDserves 43,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation184 ft56 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMidHudson Regional Hospital1.1 miPost officePoughkeepsie Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPoughkeepsie City Hall1.0 miPoliceDutchess County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationPoughkeepsie Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 3 otherElementaryWarring Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolAstor Hudson Valley Intensive Day Treatment Programunder a mileElementarySojourner Truth Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeDutchess Community College1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF17 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA64 miInterstateI-878.2 miUS highwayUS 44under a mileAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU1.4 miRailPoughkeepsieMetro-North Railroad1.4 miCoachNew Paltz (Park & Ride)Adirondack Trailways8.1 miTransit61 stops within a mileDutchess County Public Transit, Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12602 ZIP area.
