Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min6:09 am – 9:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:54 am – 5:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 20°F42 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month April12 in of snow a year, on about 10 days39 days above 90°F, 107 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dayton Mcd station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksMad Riverriver · 3.1 miUniversity of Daytoncollege · 1.4 miKettering Collegecollege · 1.8 miTait Station Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miWright-Dunbar Interpretive Centervisitor center · 2.7 miLake Marinolelake · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDayton Country Clubnature preserve · within reach · 100 acresHouk Streampark · under a mileDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Parkhistoric site · 2.7 miGettysburg Lakestate recreation area · 3.4 miDayton National Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.0 mi · 102 acresWright Brothers Memorialhistoric site · 7.2 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 ModerateMontgomery County, OH, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighHail Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025220 of 365 days measured141 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 46, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Montgomery County monitors, OH
Drinking waterDayton Public Water Systemserves 141,407 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation796 ft243 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMiami Valley Hospital1.6 miPost officeWright Brothers Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOakwood City Hallunder a milePoliceDayton Police Department East Patrol Operations Division2.2 miFire stationOakwood Safety Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 5 otherElementaryHarman Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolHillel Academyunder a mileHighOakwood High Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Dayton1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJames M. Cox Dayton International Airport DAY13 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG53 miInterstateI-751.1 miUS highwayUS 352.1 miAmtrakUnion Terminal CIN46 miCoachDaytonGoBus2.7 miTransit51 stops within a mileGreater Dayton RTA (GDRTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 45408 ZIP area.
