Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:17 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 83°FColdest month December: highs 65°F, lows 43°F9 in of rain a year, on about 17 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare161 days above 90°F, 3 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Scottsdale Muni Ap station, 2 mi away; snow from Fountain Hills
Parks and public landsTonto National Forestnational forest · 2.1 mi · 2,866,800 acresThinderbird Parkpark · under a mileNorthsight Parkpark · under a mileNational Memorial Cemetery Of Arizonahistoric site · 9.4 mi · 114 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 201539 mi away, near Black Canyon City, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 10 Dec 201622 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 Scottsdaleserves 241,361 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,436 ft438 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center1.9 miPost officeScottsdale Airpark Post Office1.0 miTown hallParadise Valley Town Hall6.2 miPoliceScottsdale Police Department Station 642.7 miFire stationScottsdale Fire Department Station 8 Cactus Acres1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 1 high, 2 otherElementaryRedfield Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolCheyenne Traditional School1.3 miHighThunderbird Adventist Academy1.8 miCollegePiccolo International University1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport PHX14 miInterstateI-1013 miUS highwayUS 6015 miAmtrakMaricopa, AZ MRC39 miLight railPriest Dr/Washington St12 miCoachPhoenix South 41st PlaceFlixBus13 miTransit22 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 85261 ZIP area.
