Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:16 am – 7:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min7:22 am – 5:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month June: highs 101°F, lows 60°FColdest month December: highs 66°F, lows 31°F13 in of rain a yearwettest month July11 in of snow a year, on about 4 days157 days above 90°F, 67 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Catalina Sp station, 14 mi away; snow from Oracle 2 Se
Nearby landmarksPower Line Tankreservoir · under a mileCrescent Tankreservoir · 1.4 miPanther Buttepeak · 3.3 miThree Buttespeak · 3.5 miBig Pondlake · 3.6 miCottonwood Springspring · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTortolita Mountain Parkpark · 7.3 mi · 324 acresOracle State Parkstate park · 15.1 mi · 4,121 acresSaguaro National Parknational park · 25.3 mi · 88,759 acresPicacho Peak State Parkstate park · 22.1 mi · 3,461 acresCoronado National Forestnational forest · 30.0 mi · 1,652,117 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 202340 mi away, near Tanque Verde, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Sep 202340 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
Elevation3,532 ft1,077 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSierra Tucson Residential Treatment Hospital9.7 miPost officeCatalina Post Office9.2 miPolicePinal County Sheriff's Office Saddlebrooke Region B8.8 miFire stationGolder Ranch Fire District Station 3785.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTucson International Airport TUS35 miInterstateI-1016 miAmtrakTucson, AZ TUS27 miCoachUniversity of Arizona, Tucson 6th Street GarageFlixBus27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85740 ZIP area.
