Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 58 min5:12 am – 9:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 26 min7:54 am – 4:21 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 77°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 48°F, lows 36°F36 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month November6 in of snow a year, on about 5 days3 days above 90°F, 30 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Seattle Boeing Fld station, 9 mi away; snow from Seattle Tacoma Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksPoint Southworthcape · under a milePoint Vashoncape · under a mileLong Lakelake · 5.0 miYukon Harborbay · 2.5 miBlake Islandisland · 2.0 miDriftwood Covebay · 2.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlake Islandstate park · 1.2 mi · 1,127 acresHarper Parkpark · 1.1 miNortheast Vashon Parkpark · 1.5 miManchesterstate park · 5.1 mi · 123 acresIllaheestate park · 7.7 mi · 82 acresSquare Lakestate recreation area · 8.9 mi · 232 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes254 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197029 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.8 on 28 Feb 200127 mi away, near Longbranch, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Feb 202630 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateKitsap County, WA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025340 of 356 days measured16 moderate daysMedian index 22, worst day 61main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kitsap County monitors, WA
Drinking waterCity of Bremertonserves 72,951 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2 ft1 m below sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHighline Medical Center7.8 miPost officeSouthworth Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPort Orchard City Hall7.3 miPoliceKing County Sheriff's Office Vashon Substation4.6 miFire stationKing County Fire Protection District 13 Vashon Island Fire and Rescue Station 591.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
