Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min6:02 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:26 am – 5:08 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 30°F46 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month July7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days42 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greensboro Wtp station, 2 mi away; snow from Piedmont Triad Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksUniversity of North Carolina at Greensborocollege · under a mileGreensboro Collegecollege · 1.5 miBenjamin Lakelake · 1.9 miLake Euphemialake · 2.2 miRevolution Mill Reservoirreservoir · 3.6 miGuilford Courthouse National Military Parkvisitor center · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGuilford County Parkpark · under a mile · 6,801 acresCity of Greensboro - Lindley Parkrecreation area · under a mile · 63 acresGuilford Courthouse National Military Parkhistoric site · 4.5 mi · 228 acresHaw River State Parkstate park · 12.1 mi · 1,481 acresCharlotte Hawkins Brown Memorial State Historic Sitestate historic site · 11.2 miMayo River State Parkstate park · 28.4 mi · 2,856 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateGuilford County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025274 of 365 days measured91 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Guilford County monitors, NC
Drinking waterCity of Greensboroserves 319,588 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation841 ft256 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools6 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 4 otherElementaryJohn Van Lindley Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolOur Lady of Grace Catholic Schoolunder a mileElementaryPeck Elementary School1.0 miCollegeUniversity of North Carolina at Greensborounder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO6.7 miInterstateI-401.6 miUS highwayUS 421under a mileAmtrakGreensboro, NC GRO2.2 miCoachGreensboro Bus StopFlixBus2.1 miTransit75 stops within a mileGreensboro Transit Agency (GTA), Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27404 ZIP area.