Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:19 am – 7:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:26 am – 5:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 107°F, lows 78°FColdest month December: highs 68°F, lows 38°F8 in of rain a year, on about 18 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare184 days above 90°F, 17 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Casa Grande station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksNeedle Peakpeak · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSanta Rosa Washstate conservation land · 7.4 miCasa Grande Ruins National Monumentnational monument · 24.7 mi · 473 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: 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 waterMaricopa Mountain Dwid 1serves 450 people from ground water18 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: nitrate, maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,290 ft393 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalExceptional Community Hospital12.2 miPost officeStanfield Post Office1.3 miPolicePinal County Sheriff's Office Stanfield Region C1.2 miFire stationStanfield Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMesa Gateway Airport AZA33 miMajor airportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport PHX37 miInterstateI-84.7 miUS highwayW US Hwy 847.1 miAmtrakMaricopa, AZ MRC12 miCoachMaricopaStagecoach Express12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85272 ZIP area.
