Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 12 min5:14 am – 7:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 6 min7:13 am – 5:19 pm
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ClimateWarmest month June: highs 96°F, lows 60°FColdest month December: highs 61°F, lows 28°F12 in of rain a year, on about 28 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days111 days above 90°F, 75 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Douglas Bisbee Inl Ap station, 2 mi away; snow from Mc Neal
Nearby landmarksBald Knobpeak · 5.7 miTaylor Buttepeak · 5.8 miMud Springsspring · 6.6 miThe University of Arizona Douglas At Cochise Collegecollege · 9.0 miCochise College Douglas Campuscollege · 9.0 miLeslie Canyon Trailtrailhead · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLeslie Canyon National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.3 mi · 2,775 acres15Th Street Parkpark · 7.5 mi8Th Street Parkpark · 8.3 miWhitewater Draw Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 1,691 acresSan Bernardino National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.5 mi · 2,368 acresCoronado National Forestnational forest · 31.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 25 May 198945 mi away, near Fronteras, MexicoMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 16 Aug 202633 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCochise County, AZ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighWildfire Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025255 of 365 days measured106 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 328main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cochise County monitors, AZ
Drinking waterCity of Douglasserves 16,656 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,115 ft1,254 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCopper Queen Community Hospital18.0 miPost officePirtleville Post Office6.8 miTown hallDouglas City Hall7.9 miPoliceDouglas Police Department7.6 miFire stationPirtleville Fire District6.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolArizona State Prison Complex School Douglasunder a mileCollegeThe University of Arizona Douglas At Cochise College9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTucson International Airport TUS92 miUS highwayUS 1911.6 miAmtrakBenson, AZ BEN55 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85655 ZIP area.
