Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:19 am – 7:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:30 am – 5:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 105°F, lows 80°FColdest month December: highs 64°F, lows 40°F8 in of rain a year, on about 18 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare175 days above 90°F, 4 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Youngtown station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsCentennial Friendship Parkpark · 2.8 miCommunity Parkpark · 2.9 miBen Avery Shooting Facilitystate conservation land · 14.1 mi · 1,682 acresNational Memorial Cemetery Of Arizonahistoric site · 19.3 mi · 114 acresGila River Waterfowl Management Areanational conservation area · 26.7 mi · 6,906 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 201535 mi away, near Black Canyon City, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 10 Dec 201646 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 waterEpcor - Sun City Westserves 25,796 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,251 ft381 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolVictory Autism Academyunder a mileCollegeOttawa University - Surprise Campus3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport PHX26 miInterstateI-1714 miUS highwayUS 604.9 miAmtrakMaricopa, AZ MRC46 miCoachGlendale 59Th Ave / W. HaywardFlixBus13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85376 ZIP area.
