Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:08 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:27 am – 5:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F38 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month August2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days51 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Monroe Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from Monroe 2 Se
Nearby landmarksRed Hillpeak · 5.1 miMcWhirter Lakelake · 3.1 miWalhill Lakelake · 4.6 miSouth Piedmont Community College - Old Charlotte Highway Campuscollege · 7.9 miQueens University of Charlottecollege · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of Matthews Open Spacerecreation area · under a mile · 154 acresCPCC Levine Campus Community Parkpark · 1.2 miPolk Memorial State Historic Sitestate historic site · 10.1 miAndrew Jackson State Parkstate park · 19.7 mi · 324 acresLandsford Canal State Parkstate park · 25.0 mi · 224 acresUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 41.6 mi · 51,867 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 13 Apr 199845 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199830 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMecklenburg County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality48% of days had good air in 2025176 of 365 days measured189 moderate daysMedian index 51, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Mecklenburg County monitors, NC
Drinking waterCharlotte Waterserves 1,163,701 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation739 ft225 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNovant Health Matthews Medical Centerunder a milePost officeMatthews Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMatthews Town Hallunder a milePoliceMatthews Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationMatthews Fire Department and Emergency Medical Servicesunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools1 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 1 otherMiddleCrestdale Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryMatthews Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighButler High School1.0 miCollegeSouth Piedmont Community College - Old Charlotte Highway Campus7.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT15 miInterstateI-4851.5 miUS highwayUS 74under a mileAmtrakCharlotte, NC CLT11 miLight railHawthorne Ln & 5th St CityLYNXCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)9.2 miCoachCharlotteBarons Bus Lines11 miTransit19 stops within a mileCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28106 ZIP area.
