Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:47 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:24 am – 4:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month September: highs 82°F, lows 51°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 39°F26 in of rain a year, on about 47 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare21 days above 90°F, 21 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Petaluma Ap station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksSonoma State Universitycollege · 2.4 miRoberts Lakelake · 2.8 miMeacham Hillpeak · 2.2 miWiggins Hillpeak · 3.9 miSanta Rosa Junior College Petaluma Campuscollege · 6.0 miLaguna de Santa Rosalake · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMagnolia Parkpark · 2.0 miSunrise Parkpark · 2.1 miTrione-Annadel State Parkstate park · 7.2 mi · 5,112 acresFairfield Osborn Preservestate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 448 acresJack London State Historic Parkstate historic site · 8.1 mi · 1,469 acresLaguna Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 483 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,292 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970108 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 24 Aug 201423 mi away, The 2014 South Napa, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 3 Sep 202612 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSonoma County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality100% of days had good air in 2025365 of 365 days measuredNo moderate or unhealthy daysMedian index 9, worst day 39main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sonoma County monitors, CA
Drinking waterCity of Cotatiserves 7,303 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation149 ft45 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalProvidence Petaluma Valley Hospital6.7 miPost officeCotati Post Office1.0 miTown hallCotati City Hallunder a milePoliceCotati Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationRancho Adobe Fire District Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryThomas Page Academyunder a mileHighTechnology High School1.1 miElementaryJohn Reed Elementary School1.2 miCollegeSonoma State University2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport STS14 miMajor airportOakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK50 miInterstateI-58027 miUS highwayUS 1011.0 miAmtrakRichmond, CA RIC33 miRailSMART CotatiSonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)1.5 miCoachRohnert Park Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle1.6 miTransit36 stops within a mileSonoma County Transit (SCT), Golden Gate TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 94926 ZIP area.
