Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:18 am – 7:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min7:22 am – 5:23 pm
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ClimateWarmest month June: highs 102°F, lows 69°FColdest month December: highs 66°F, lows 39°F11 in of rain a year, on about 27 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare161 days above 90°F, 11 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tucson 17 Nw station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsPicture Rocks District Parkrecreation area · 3.1 miTucson Mountain Parkrecreation area · 4.1 mi · 19,707 acresTucson Regional Officestate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 60 acresSaguaro National Parknational park · 19.7 mi · 88,759 acresPicacho Peak State Parkstate park · 25.3 mi · 3,461 acresCoronado National Forestnational forest · 26.5 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
Elevation2,557 ft779 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwest Medical Center10.1 miPost officeCortaro Post Office6.5 miPolicePima County Sheriff's Office Tucson Mountain District2.4 miFire stationPicture Rocks Fire Station 1202.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePima Community College - Northwest Campus9.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTucson International Airport TUS19 miInterstateI-106.6 miAmtrakTucson, AZ TUS14 miLight railSL/Av del Convento/Congress St (SE)Sun Tran13 miCoachTucson DowntownFlixBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85744 ZIP area.
