Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:41 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:46 am – 4:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month September: highs 77°F, lows 64°FColdest month December: highs 67°F, lows 46°F9 in of rain a year, on about 20 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare5 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chula Vista station, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksPima Medical Institute Chula Vista Campuscollege · 2.2 miCalifornia Institute of Applied Technologycollege · 3.1 miJudson Reservoir (historical)reservoir · 1.7 miGunpowder Point Interpretive Trailtrailhead · 2.9 miButterfly & Hummingbird Garden Trailtrailhead · 2.9 miGunpowder Pointcape · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSan Diego Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.1 mi · 411 acresTerra Nova Parkpark · 1.2 miLower Sweetwaterpark · 1.3 miSilver Strand State Beachstate park · 4.3 mi · 160 acresTijuana Slough National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.5 mi · 1,059 acresBorder Field State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 788 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes461 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197032 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 14 Apr 202539 mi away, near Julian, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 14 Sep 202540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighSan Diego County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Very HighRiver flooding Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality18% of days had good air in 202564 of 365 days measured268 moderate, 26 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 7 unhealthy daysMedian index 67, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, San Diego County monitors, CA
Drinking waterSweetwater Authorityserves 191,282 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation144 ft44 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalScripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista1.3 miPost officeChula Vista Post Office1.1 miTown hallChula Vista City Hall1.4 miPoliceSan Diego County Sheriff's Office - Superior Court1.0 miFire stationChula Vista Fire Department - Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools13 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 8 otherHighHilltop Senior High Schoolunder a mileElementaryHilltop Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleHilltop Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegePima Medical Institute Chula Vista Campus2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Diego International Airport SAN10 miInterstateI-8051.0 miAmtrakSanta Fe Depot SAN8.3 miLight railH Street StationSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)2.0 miCoachSan Ysidro Station (CBP Roundabout - La Pera)Limousine Express6.6 miTransit40 stops within a mileSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 91909 ZIP area.
