Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:18 am – 7:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:28 am – 5:24 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, 7 mi away; snow from Youngtown
Nearby landmarksSAGU American Indian Collegecollege · 1.6 miOttawa University Phoenix Campuscollege · 1.6 miLookout Mountainpeak · 4.1 miShadow Mountainpeak · 4.9 miSandpiper Parkpark · 10.0 miBad Spring (historical)spring · 8.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCave Creek Parkpark · under a mile · 509 acresRose Mofford Sports Complexrecreation area · 1.1 mi · 91 acresNational Memorial Cemetery Of Arizonahistoric site · 8.5 mi · 114 acresTonto National Forestnational forest · 14.0 mi · 2,866,800 acresGila River Waterfowl Management Areanational conservation area · 33.3 mi · 6,906 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 2 Nov 201537 mi away, near Black Canyon City, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 10 Dec 201634 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
Elevation1,275 ft389 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHonorHealth John C Lincoln Medical Center2.9 miPost officeShaw Butte Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGlendale City Hall5.8 miPolicePhoenix Police Department Sunnyslope Neighborhood Station1.8 miFire stationPhoenix Fire Department Station 33under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools8 elementary, 1 middle, 5 high, 5 otherElementaryShaw Butte Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryLakeview Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleCholla Middle School1.0 miCollegeSAGU American Indian College1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport PHX13 miInterstateI-171.9 miUS highwayUS 607.9 miAmtrakMaricopa, AZ MRC37 miLight railMetro Pkwy1.5 miCoachNorth Phoenix Metro Center Transit StationStagecoach Express3.1 miTransit49 stops within a mileSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85030 ZIP area.
