Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:39 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:44 am – 4:47 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 68°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 42°F72 in of rain a year, on about 114 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare0 days above 90°F, 11 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Port Orford #2 station, 12 mi away; snow from Port Orford 5 E
Parks and public landsSiskiyou National Forestnational forest · 4.1 mi · 1,058,489 acresOphir Dunesstate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 54 acresGeisel Monument State Heritage Sitestate historic site · 8.3 miTseriadun State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 11.4 miParadise Point State Recreation Sitestate recreation area · 12.5 miBuena Vista Ocean Waysidestate recreation area · 16.0 mi · 80 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 30 Nov 201913 mi away, near Port Orford, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 27 Jan 20264 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCurry County, OR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTsunami Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025249 of 365 days measured108 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 33, worst day 208main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Josephine County, OR, 44 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Brookingsserves 7,120 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Dec 2023: groundwater treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation201 ft61 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCurry General Hospital13.8 miPost officeOphir Post Office7.7 miFire stationOphir Rural Fire Protection District7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSouthwest Oregon Regional Airport OTH56 miUS highwayUS 101under a mileSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97491 ZIP area.
