Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:29 am – 8:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min6:51 am – 4:35 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 28°F56 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month June2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days48 days above 90°F, 89 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Murfreesboro 5 N station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsFlat Rock Cedar Barren And Glade Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 1.4 mi · 848 acresOverbridge Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 72 acresMcknight Parkrecreation area · 3.2 mi · 94 acresOakland Park & Wetlandpark · 4.0 miStones River National Battlefieldhistoric site · 5.7 mi · 662 acresWalterhill Floodplain Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 2 Jan 198249 mi away, near Brighton, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 2 Jan 198249 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRutherford County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighCold wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025345 of 357 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: DeKalb County, TN, 28 mi away
Drinking waterConsolidated U.d. of Rutherford Coserves 221,871 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation664 ft202 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAlvin Cullum York Veterans Administration Medical Center4.1 miPost officeMurfreesboro Post Office3.7 miTown hallMurfreesboro City Hall4.9 miPoliceMurfreesboro Police Department3.9 miFire stationMurfreesboro Fire Rescue Department Station 82.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 middle, 2 highHighDaniel - McKee Alternative School1.7 miHighOakland High School1.8 miMiddleOakland Middle School1.9 miCollegeMiddle Tennessee State University3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNashville International Airport BNA26 miInterstateI-246.8 miUS highwayUS 2313.6 miCoachMurfreesboro Bus StopFlixBus5.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37131 ZIP area.
