Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min5:45 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:03 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 31°F55 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month April2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days78 days above 90°F, 66 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Germantown 4se station
Nearby landmarksGlen Echo Lakelake · under a mileBoyle Investment Company Lakelake · 1.2 miUniversity of Phoenix - Memphis Campuscollege · 4.0 miConcorde Career College Memphis Campuscollege · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJohnson Road\Parkpark · under a mile · 58 acresHouston\Levee\Parkpark · under a mileRiverwoods Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 2.6 miWolf River Wildlife Management Area Unit 2state conservation land · 9.7 mi · 3,413 acresMemphis National Cemeteryhistoric site · 11.9 miTo Fullerstate park · 19.8 mi · 1,004 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 25 Aug 201540 mi away, near Henning, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 25 Aug 201540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighShelby County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighTornado Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025220 of 365 days measured140 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 147main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shelby County monitors, TN
Drinking waterGermantown Water Deptserves 37,738 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation301 ft92 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMethodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital3.0 miPost officeGermantown Post Office2.9 miTown hallGermantown City Hall3.0 miPoliceGermantown Police Department3.0 miFire stationGermantown Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryDogwood Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleHouston Middle School1.0 miElementaryThe Bodine School1.3 miCollegeUniversity of Phoenix - Memphis Campus4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM13 miInterstateI-2406.6 miUS highwayUS 721.5 miAmtrakCentral Station MEM18 miCoachMemphis (MATA Airways Transit Center)Jefferson Lines14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38183 ZIP area.
