Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 36 min5:05 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min7:26 am – 4:13 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 4°F40 in of rain a yearwettest month July83 in of snow a year, on about 42 days8 days above 90°F, 181 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Enosburg Falls 2 station, 7 mi away; snow from Enosburg Falls
Parks and public landsElm Brook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 206 acresFairfield Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.0 miLake Carmi State Parkstate park · 8.5 miHard'Ack Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.2 miAldis Hill Parkpark · 8.4 mi · 74 acresMissisquoi National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.3 mi · 7,279 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200245 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 May 202016 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFranklin County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured41 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 156main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Chittenden County, VT, 26 mi away
Drinking waterMontgomery Water Systemserves 530 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation739 ft225 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwestern Medical Center8.8 miPost officeFairfield Post Office2.7 miTown hallFairfield Town Hall2.9 miPoliceVermont State Police Troop A Saint Albans Barracks8.4 miFire stationFairfield Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV28 miInterstateI-898.2 miUS highwayUS 79.0 miAmtrakSt. Albans, VT SAB9.4 miCoachSt. Albans Bus StopGreyhound9.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05470 ZIP area.
