Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:24 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:45 am – 5:30 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 26°F59 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days28 days above 90°F, 91 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Spring City station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsCumberland Trailstate park · 6.4 mi · 776 acresYuchi Refugestate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 2,415 acresCumberland Mountainstate park · 8.3 miStinging Fork Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 776 acresLaurel Snow Pocket Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 2,234 acresMckinley Branchstate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 413 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 12 Dec 201811 mi away, near Decatur, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.4 on 12 Dec 201811 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRhea County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025279 of 357 days measured78 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McMinn County, TN, 22 mi away
Drinking waterDayton Water Deptserves 25,054 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation853 ft260 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRhea Medical Center6.8 miPost officeEvensville Post Office2.7 miTown hallSpring City Municipal Building6.3 miPoliceSpring City Police Department6.5 miFire stationRhea County Fire Department Station 745 Evensville Fire District2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
