Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:59 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:22 am – 5:05 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 30°F47 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month September3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days34 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Durham 11 W station, 2 mi away; snow from Chapel Hill 2 W
Nearby landmarksBald Mountainpeak · 3.4 miNunn Mountainpeak · under a mileEastwood Lakelake · 1.8 miMountain Creek Lakelake · 2.7 miUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hillcollege · 3.9 miDuke Universitycollege · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSmith Soccer Parkstate recreation area · 2.2 miTown of Chapel Hill - Homestead Parkrecreation area · under a mileOrange County Open Space - Headwaters Nature Preserverecreation area · 1.0 mi · 60 acresCarolina North Foreststate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 733 acresEno River State Parkstate park · 6.3 mi · 4,342 acresLeigh Farm State Historic Sitestate historic site · 4.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowOrange County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025262 of 365 days measured103 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Durham County, NC, 11 mi away
Drinking waterRockbridge S/dserves 1,042 people from ground water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: uranium, maximum contaminant level23 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation524 ft160 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorth Carolina Memorial Hospital4.3 miPost officeTimberlyne Post Officeunder a mileTown hallChapel Hill Town Hall3.5 miPoliceChapel Hill Police Department1.3 miFire stationChapel Hill Fire Department Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighEast Chapel Hill High School1.3 miCollegeUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU16 miInterstateI-40under a mileUS highwayUS 5012.5 miAmtrakDurham, NC DNC8.4 miCoachChapel Hill Myrica StFlixBus1.1 miTransit28 stops within a mileChapel Hill Transit, Orange County Public Transit (OCPT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27515 ZIP area.
