Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:44 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:20 am – 4:50 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September15 in of snow a year, on about 7 days16 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mechanicsville 5 Ne station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksRock Pointcape · 1.0 miCharleston Creekbay · under a mileBluff Pointcape · 2.4 miCobb Islandisland · 1.6 miMill Creekbay · 2.0 miWhite Point Islandisland · 1.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouthern Parkpark · 1.4 miSmallwood Spstate park · 5.7 mi · 351 acresGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monumentnational monument · 6.9 mi · 556 acres7Th District Community Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 61 acresSt. Clements Island Spstate park · 7.3 mi · 58 acresNewtowne Neck Spstate park · 7.4 mi · 836 acresSource: 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 3.0 on 2 Oct 201047 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201047 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCharles County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025218 of 236 days measured18 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Charles County monitors, MD
Drinking waterWaldorf - Charles County Dpwserves 84,296 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital11.4 miPost officeIssue Post Officeunder a mileTown hallColonial Beach Town Hall6.7 miPoliceColonial Beach Police Department6.8 miFire stationCobb Island Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCollege of Southern Maryland Leonardtown Campus11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA41 miInterstateI-9532 miUS highwayUS 30110 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR46 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20682 ZIP area.
