Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:42 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:23 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F49 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month July6 in of snow a year, on about 4 days44 days above 90°F, 96 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dalecarlia Rsvr station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksUniformed Services University of the Health Sciencescollege · 1.3 miStone Lakelake · 1.3 miUniversity of the District of Columbia David Clarke School of Lawcollege · 2.7 miNature Centervisitor center · 2.2 miPoint Renopeak · 2.2 miCherry Hillpeak · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGeorge Washington Memorial Parkwaynational park · 4.9 miRays Meadow Lppark · 1.2 miNorth Chevy Chase Parkpark · 1.2 miClara Barton National Historic Sitehistoric site · 3.4 miChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Parkhistoric site · 4.1 mi · 323 acresMatthew Henson Spstate park · 5.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201026 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201646 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMontgomery County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025299 of 360 days measured61 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Montgomery County monitors, MD
Drinking waterWashington Suburban Sanitary Commissionserves 1,900,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation336 ft102 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWalter Reed National Military Medical Center1.5 miPost officeBethesda Post Officeunder a mileTown hallChevy Chase Town Hallunder a milePoliceChevy Chase Village Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationChevy Chase Volunteer Fire Department - Station 7under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools10 elementary, 2 high, 6 otherElementaryChevy Chase Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighBethesda - Chevy Chase High Schoolunder a mileSchoolOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA9.3 miInterstateI-4951.5 miUS highwayUS 292.8 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV7.9 miSubwayBethesda Red Line Center PlatformWashington Metrounder a mileCoachBethesda Waverly StreetFlixBusunder a mileTransit122 stops within a mileWashington Metro, Ride OnSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20825 ZIP area.
