Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:40 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:45 am – 4:46 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 81°F, lows 63°FColdest month February: highs 66°F, lows 45°F10 in of rain a year, on about 20 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare13 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, San Diego Brown Fld station, 4 mi away; snow from Chula Vista
Parks and public landsEastLake III Parkpark · under a mileSunset View Parkpark · under a mileSan Diego National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.9 mi · 12,453 acresOtay Mountain Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 1,038 acresRancho Jamul Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 5,851 acresSan Diego Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.6 mi · 411 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes392 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197036 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 14 Apr 202535 mi away, near Julian, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Oct 202549 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
Elevation520 ft158 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSharp Chula Vista Medical Center4.3 miPost officeEastlake Post Office2.3 miTown hallChula Vista City Hall7.9 miPoliceSan Diego County Sheriff's Office - Superior Court7.5 miFire stationChula Vista Fire Department Station 101.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 5 high, 1 otherElementaryCamarena Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleHigh Tech Middle School Chula Vistaunder a mileHighHigh Tech High School Chula Vistaunder a mileCollegeSouthwestern College3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Diego International Airport SAN16 miInterstateI-8055.1 miAmtrakSanta Fe Depot SAN14 miLight railSan Ysidro StationSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)7.2 miCoachCBX (Cross Border Xpress - Tijuana Airport)Limousine Express5.4 miTransit6 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 91921 ZIP area.
