Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min5:17 am – 7:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:24 am – 5:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 105°F, lows 78°FColdest month December: highs 67°F, lows 41°F9 in of rain a year, on about 18 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare169 days above 90°F, 10 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Florence station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsMcFarland State Historic Parkstate park · 5.4 miHeritage Parkrecreation area · 5.4 miCasa Grande Ruins National Monumentnational monument · 11.9 mi · 473 acresPicacho Reservoirstate conservation land · 11.7 miPicacho Peak State Parkstate park · 23.3 mi · 3,461 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 20 Sep 201449 mi away, near Rock House, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 20 Sep 201449 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePinal County, AZ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality17% of days had good air in 202562 of 365 days measured269 moderate, 26 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 8 unhealthy daysMedian index 67, worst day 1215main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pinal County monitors, AZ
Drinking waterFlorence Water Companyserves 15,900 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2025: nitrate, maximum contaminant level7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,773 ft540 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHonorHealth Florence Medical Center11.4 miPost officeFlorence Post Office5.3 miTown hallFlorence Town Hall5.5 miPolicePinal County Sheriff's Office5.1 miFire stationFlorence Fire Department5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Arizona College Florence Center4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMesa Gateway Airport AZA30 miMajor airportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport PHX51 miInterstateI-1021 miUS highwayUS 6019 miAmtrakMaricopa, AZ MRC43 miCoachEloyLimousine Express22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85279 ZIP area.
