Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:39 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:25 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 36°F27 in of rain a yearwettest month FebruarySnow is rare99 days above 90°F, 40 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chico Univ Farm station, 13 mi away; snow from De Sabla
Parks and public landsStone Ridge Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 767 acresChico Westside Little Leaguepark · 4.5 miLittle Chico Creek Greenwayrecreation area · 6.0 mi · 230 acresLassen Othernational forest · 8.8 mi · 55 acresSacramento River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.7 mi · 10,342 acresBidwell-Sacramento River State Parkstate park · 11.3 mi · 174 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes523 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197039 of magnitude 4+, 6 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 24 May 201348 mi away, near Canyondam, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 3 Jul 202644 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateButte County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Very HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025238 of 365 days measured127 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 96main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Butte County monitors, CA
Drinking waterDel Oro Water Co.-paradise Pinesserves 10,738 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation592 ft180 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEnloe Medical Center - Cohasset Campus8.6 miPost officeForest Ranch Post Office9.4 miFire stationButte County Fire Rescue Station 41 Nord5.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCalifornia State University - Chico10.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRedding Municipal Airport RDD49 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF83 miInterstateI-519 miAmtrakChico, CA CIC11 miCoachChicoGold Runner11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95976 ZIP area.
