Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:11 am – 7:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min7:16 am – 5:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month June: highs 100°F, lows 63°FColdest month December: highs 61°F, lows 30°F9 in of rain a year, on about 22 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare142 days above 90°F, 70 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Safford Ag Ctr station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsRoper Lake State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 81 acresRoper Lake and Landstate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 252 acresGraham County Fairgroundspark · 8.8 mi · 233 acresGila National Forestnational forest · 43.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 29 Jun 201426 mi away, near Franklin, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 3 Oct 202328 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGraham County, AZ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning 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, nearest monitors: Cochise County, AZ, 60 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Saffordserves 20,600 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Nov 2024: groundwater treatment, treatment technique8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,209 ft978 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMount Graham Regional Medical Center12.0 miPost officeSolomon Post Office8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGrant County Airport SVC84 miMajor airportTucson International Airport TUS89 miInterstateI-1023 miUS highwayUS 706.5 miAmtrakBenson, AZ BEN65 miCoachThatcher Speedway Gas StationGreyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85548 ZIP area.
