Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:58 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:20 am – 5:04 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 32°F49 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month September5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days47 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Raleigh State Univ station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksSaint Augustine's Universitycollege · under a mileShaw Universitycollege · 1.0 miLake Johnsonlake · 2.0 miTimberlake Lower Lakelake · 2.6 miSwift Creek Bluffstrailhead · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRaleigh National Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileCity of Raleigh Open Space - Chavis Heights Parkrecreation area · under a mileCity of Raleigh Open Space - Oakwood Parkrecreation area · under a mileNorth Carolina Museum of Artstate historic site · 4.5 mi · 161 acresWilliam B. Umstead State Parkstate park · 7.3 mi · 5,611 acresGreenway Dedicationstate park · 7.8 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 HighWake County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025250 of 365 days measured115 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 76main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Wake County monitors, NC
Drinking waterCity of Raleighserves 650,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation351 ft107 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentral Prison Regional Medical Center1.7 miPost officeCapitol Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRaleigh Municipal Building1.1 miPoliceWake County Sheriff's Office1.0 miFire stationRaleigh Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools9 elementary, 4 middle, 5 high, 4 otherElementaryHunter Magnet Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolWake Young Men's Leadership Academyunder a mileMiddleLigon Magnet Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeSaint Augustine's Universityunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU12 miInterstateI-401.6 miUS highwayUS 4011.2 miAmtrakUnion Station RGH1.4 miCoachRaleighSunway Charters1.9 miTransit158 stops within a mileGoRaleigh, GoTriangleSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27699 ZIP area.
