Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:47 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:19 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month September: highs 77°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 43°F16 in of rain a year, on about 35 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare9 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hayward Air Terminal station, 2 mi away; snow from Upper San Leandro Filters
Nearby landmarksCalifornia State University - East Bay Haywardcollege · 2.1 miChabot Collegecollege · 2.4 miSouth Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMaderia Hillpeak · 1.0 miCull Canyon Lakelake · 2.7 miDon Castro Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCannery Parkpark · under a mileCentennial Parkpark · under a mileEden Landing Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 5,796 acresDon Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.4 mi · 24,986 acresEugene O'Neill National Historic Sitehistoric site · 11.0 miSan Mateo Fishing Pierstate recreation area · 11.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,157 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970135 of magnitude 4+, 13 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 18 Oct 198946 mi away, The 1989 Loma Prieta, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Sep 202620 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighAlameda County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighLandslide Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality99% of days had good air in 2025353 of 356 days measured3 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 61main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Solano County, CA, 42 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Haywardserves 162,954 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation94 ft29 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEden Medical Center1.7 miPost officeBradford Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHayward City Hallunder a milePoliceHayward Police Department1.2 miFire stationHayward Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools12 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 7 otherElementaryCherryland Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighBrenkwitz High Schoolunder a mileMiddleBret Harte Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeCalifornia State University - East Bay Hayward2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK8.0 miInterstateI-2381.2 miUS highwayUS 10114 miAmtrakHayward, CA HAYunder a mileSubwayHaywardBay Area Rapid Transit (BART)under a mileCoachHayward Bus StationGreyhoundunder a mileTransit121 stops within a mileAC Transit, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 94540 ZIP area.
