Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:50 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:27 am – 4:56 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 24°F45 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month June16 in of snow a year, on about 7 days30 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Somerset station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksPowell Mountainpeak · under a mileGreene Development Lakelake · 1.2 miLittle Ledge Mountainpeak · 1.6 miSouth River Fallswaterfall · 3.7 miSouth Riverriver · 6.9 miGreen Mountain Lakelake · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRapidan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 2,148 acresShenandoah National Parknational park · 11.0 miGreene County Parkpark · 4.8 miGreene County Youth Centerrecreation area · 8.5 miDeep Run Pondsstate wilderness · 16.2 mi · 199 acresLake Albemarle Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 18.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201141 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201240 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGreene County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowDrought Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025283 of 330 days measured47 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Madison County, VA, 12 mi away
Drinking waterGreene County Water & Sewerserves 8,500 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: disinfection by-products, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,510 ft460 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Virginia Health System University Hospital20.7 miPost officeStanardsville Post Office3.0 miTown hallStanardsville Town Hall2.9 miPoliceGreene County Sheriff's Office4.3 miFire stationStanardsville Volunteer Fire Company3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO13 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD70 miInterstateI-8121 miUS highwayUS 33under a mileAmtrakCharlottesville, VA CVS21 miCoachCharlottesville, VA (555 Alderman Road, VA (Near UVA Columbarium Parking))OurBus20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22965 ZIP area.
