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 – 5:16 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, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMad Riverriver · 5.6 miCentral State University - Daytoncollege · 4.2 miSinclair Community Collegecollege · 4.7 miWright-Dunbar Interpretive Centervisitor center · 4.1 miBoone Island (historical)island · 3.5 miTait Station Reservoirreservoir · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDayton National Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.3 mi · 102 acresFisher Parkpark · under a mile · 118 acresJefferson Township Propertypark · under a mileGettysburg Lakestate recreation area · 1.9 miDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Parkhistoric site · 4.1 miSycamore State Parkstate park · 5.2 mi · 2,582 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 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
Elevation902 ft275 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center1.2 miPost officePaul Laurence Dunbar Post Office1.8 miTown hallMoraine City Hall4.4 miPoliceMontgomery County Sheriff - Jefferson Township Substationunder a mileFire stationJefferson Township Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryBlairwood Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCentral State University - Dayton4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJames M. Cox Dayton International Airport DAY12 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG52 miInterstateI-753.3 miUS highwayUS 35under a mileAmtrakUnion Terminal CIN45 miCoachDaytonGoBus5.2 miTransit21 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 45418 ZIP area.
