Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:47 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:20 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month September: highs 76°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 59°F, lows 43°F26 in of rain a year, on about 45 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare6 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Berkeley station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksAdams Pointcape · 3.0 miUniversity of California Berkeley - Clark Kerr Campuscollege · 1.4 miLake Temescallake · under a mileGrizzly Peakpeak · 2.6 miAmerican Baptist Seminary of the Westcollege · 1.7 miTyson Lakelake · 1.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTemescal Regional Recreation Arearecreation area · under a mileChabot Parkpark · under a mileAngel Island State Parkstate park · 10.0 mi · 754 acresSan Francisco Maritime National Historical Parkhistoric site · 10.3 miJohn Muir National Historic Sitehistoric site · 10.7 mi · 338 acresEugene O'Neill National Historic Sitehistoric site · 11.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes882 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197095 of magnitude 4+, 10 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.2 on 24 Apr 198448 mi away, The 1984 Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Sep 202623 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighAlameda County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighLandslide Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality99% of days had good air in 2025353 of 356 days measured3 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 61main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Solano County, CA, 33 mi away
Drinking waterEast Bay MUDserves 1,442,800 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation462 ft141 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAlta Bates Summit Medical Center1.3 miPost officeElmwood Post Office1.1 miTown hallPiedmont City Hall1.5 miPolicePiedmont Police Department1.4 miFire stationOakland Fire Department Station 19under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools15 elementary, 3 middle, 7 high, 9 otherHighThe College Preparatory Schoolunder a mileElementaryHillcrest Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryChabot Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of California Berkeley - Clark Kerr Campus1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK8.7 miInterstateI-5801.9 miUS highwayUS 10111 miAmtrakEmeryville, CA EMY2.9 miSubwayRockridgeBay Area Rapid Transit (BART)under a mileCoachEmeryvilleAmtrak Chartered Vehicle2.9 miTransit93 stops within a mileAC Transit, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 94617 ZIP area.
