Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:18 am – 7:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:28 am – 5:23 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 104°F, lows 81°FColdest month December: highs 64°F, lows 43°F9 in of rain a year, on about 18 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare159 days above 90°F, 3 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Phoenix Deer Valley Muni Ap station, 2 mi away; snow from Carefree
Nearby landmarksLookout Mountainpeak · 4.6 miParadise Valley Community Collegecollege · 3.2 miShadow Mountainpeak · 5.4 miChamberlain University Phoenixcollege · 3.5 miCave Creek Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miRock Tankreservoir · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNational Memorial Cemetery Of Arizonahistoric site · 1.3 mi · 114 acresUnion Hillspark · under a mile · 487 acresReach 11 Sports Complexrecreation area · under a mile · 321 acresTonto National Forestnational forest · 8.3 mi · 2,866,800 acresBen Avery Shooting Facilitystate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 1,682 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 2 Nov 201531 mi away, near Black Canyon City, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 10 Dec 201628 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighMaricopa County, AZ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Very HighRiver flooding Very HighHail Very HighStrong wind Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality9% of days had good air in 202532 of 365 days measured295 moderate, 32 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 6 unhealthy daysMedian index 73, worst day 366main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Maricopa County monitors, AZ
Drinking waterCity of Phoenixserves 1,695,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,513 ft461 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAbrazo Scottsdale Campus4.4 miPost officeBoulder Hills Post Office1.3 miPolicePhoenix Police Department Beuf Substation5.1 miFire stationPhoenix Fire Department Station 451.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 elementary, 1 middleElementaryBoulder Creek Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleMountain Trail Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryEagle Ridge Elementary School1.7 miCollegeParadise Valley Community College3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport PHX18 miInterstateI-173.9 miUS highwayUS 6014 miAmtrakMaricopa, AZ MRC44 miLight railMountain View/25th Ave8.9 miCoachNorth Phoenix Metro Center Transit StationStagecoach Express5.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85025 ZIP area.
