Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:16 am – 7:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min7:19 am – 5:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month June: highs 101°F, lows 72°FColdest month December: highs 65°F, lows 41°F13 in of rain a yearwettest month JulySnow is rare150 days above 90°F, 8 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Saguaro Np station, 1 mi away; rain from Tucson 10.8 E; snow from Vail 7 N
Nearby landmarksCactus Forest North Trailheadpark · under a mileCactus Forest South Trailheadpark · 1.4 miDesert Ecology Trailheadtrailhead · 1.0 miRed Hills Visitor Centervisitor center · 1.1 miLoma Verde Trailheadtrailhead · 1.1 miTwin Hillspeak · 2.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSaguaro National Parknational park · within reach · 88,759 acresCoronado National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,652,117 acresCase Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 53 acresFantasy Island Trails Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 362 acresOracle State Parkstate park · 28.3 mi · 4,121 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Sep 202313 mi away, near Tanque Verde, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Sep 202313 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighPima County, AZ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Very HighRiver flooding Very HighLightning Very HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality34% of days had good air in 2025123 of 365 days measured234 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 54, worst day 357main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pima County monitors, AZ
Drinking waterCity of Tucsonserves 732,906 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202132 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,944 ft897 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCarondelet Saint Joseph's Hospital8.3 miPost officeTucson Post Office Rincon Station6.1 miPoliceTucson Police Department Rincon Substation3.9 miFire stationTucson Fire Department Station 173.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePima Community College East Campus5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTucson International Airport TUS14 miInterstateI-1010 miAmtrakTucson, AZ TUS15 miLight railSL/2nd St/Cherry Av (CR)Sun Tran14 miCoachEast TucsonFlixBus9.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85732 ZIP area.
