Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:12 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:31 am – 5:18 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 27°F45 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month August2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days34 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ninety Nine Is station, 14 mi away; snow from Gaffney 6 E
Nearby landmarksWatershed Number Eighteen Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miThicketty Mountainpeak · 3.2 miTurtle Creek Campgroundcampground · 3.3 miSpacious Skies Peach Haven Campgroundcampground · 3.7 miThicketty Creek Watershed Number Twenty Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miThicketty Mountain Lakelake · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMidway Sports Complexrecreation area · 3.1 mi · 139 acresLake Thickettystate recreation area · 4.7 mi · 80 acresCowpens National Battlefieldhistoric site · 4.9 mi · 800 acresBroad River Greenwayrecreation area · 6.1 mi · 1,436 acresLake Cherokeestate recreation area · 9.1 mi · 134 acresPeters Creek Heritage Preservestate historic site · 11.9 mi · 159 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 5 May 198143 mi away, near Barker Heights, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 4 Aug 200733 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCherokee County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025201 of 365 days measured164 moderate daysMedian index 48, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Spartanburg County, SC, 20 mi away
Drinking waterGaffney Bpw (sc1110001)serves 24,290 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation822 ft251 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMary Black Health System Gaffney4.9 miPost officeGaffney Post Office3.9 miTown hallGaffney City Hall4.8 miPoliceGaffney Police Department4.8 miFire stationCherokee Creek Volunteer Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP33 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT44 miInterstateI-852.4 miUS highwayUS 294.7 miAmtrakSpartanburg, SC SPB17 miCoachShelbySunway Charters15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29342 ZIP area.
