Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:42 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:22 am – 4:48 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 28°F46 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month July10 in of snow a year, on about 7 days48 days above 90°F, 84 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Natl Arboretum Dc station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsRiverdale Recreation Centerpark · under a mileMadison Hill Parkpark · under a mileGeorge Washington Memorial Parkwaynational park · 10.1 miBelmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monumentnational monument · 6.8 miPatuxent Research Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.2 mi · 12,824 acresCarter G. Woodson Home National Historic Sitehistoric site · 6.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201034 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201034 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePrince George's County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured56 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Prince George's County monitors, MD
Drinking waterCity of Bowieserves 25,000 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation93 ft28 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools13 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high, 6 otherMiddleWilliam Wirt Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryTempleton Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryRiverdale Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Maryland2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA10 miInterstateI-952.5 miUS highwayUS 1 Alt1.5 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR2.5 miRailRIVERDALE MARC nbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)1.1 miCoachCollege Park U Of Md MetrorailGreyhound1.3 miTransit83 stops within a mileWashington Metro, Shuttle-UMSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20738 ZIP area.
