Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:51 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:27 am – 4:57 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 24°F47 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September11 in of snow a year, on about 5 days16 days above 90°F, 117 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Free Union station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksCherry Mountainpeak · under a mileCurrant Mountainpeak · under a mileLaughlins Lakelake · 4.1 miDoyles Riverriver · 4.2 miMoormans Riverriver · 4.6 miLoft Mountain Campgroundcampground · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShenandoah National Parknational park · 4.6 miPatricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 63 acresLake Albemarle Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 5.9 miSugar Hollow Reservoirpark · 6.7 mi · 860 acresDeep Run Pondsstate wilderness · 10.0 mi · 199 acresDeep Run Ponds State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 62 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201142 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201239 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAlbemarle County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 363 days measured69 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Albemarle County monitors, VA
Drinking waterAcsa Urban Areaserves 77,408 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation746 ft227 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Virginia Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital11.8 miPost officeFree Union Post Office3.5 miFire stationDyke Volunteer Fire Company7.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Virginia11.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO9.4 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD82 miInterstateI-6410 miUS highwayUS 2508.2 miAmtrakCharlottesville, VA CVS12 miCoachCharlottesville, VA (555 Alderman Road, VA (Near UVA Columbarium Parking))OurBus11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22987 ZIP area.
