Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min6:08 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
Nearby landmarksMad Riverriver · under a mileSinclair Community Collegecollege · under a mileCentral State University - Daytoncollege · 1.1 miWright-Dunbar Interpretive Centervisitor center · 1.1 miStillwater Riverriver · 1.3 miBuck Island (historical)island · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Parkhistoric site · 1.1 miRiverbend Parkpark · under a mileBurns-Jackson Parkpark · under a mileDayton National Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.6 mi · 102 acresGettysburg Lakestate recreation area · 4.5 miWright Brothers Memorialhistoric site · 5.9 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
Elevation742 ft226 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKettering Health Dayton Hospitalunder a milePost officeMid City Dayton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDayton City Hallunder a milePoliceDayton Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationDayton Fire Department Station 4 and Headquatersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools6 elementary, 6 high, 9 otherHighRiverscape Career Tech High Schoolunder a mileSchoolCity Day Community Schoolunder a mileHighDayton Business Technology High Schoolunder a mileCollegeSinclair Community Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJames M. Cox Dayton International Airport DAY9.9 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG55 miInterstateI-75under a mileUS highwayUS 35under a mileAmtrakUnion Terminal CIN49 miCoachDaytonGoBusunder a mileTransit188 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 45422 ZIP area.
