Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:46 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:16 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 65°FColdest month December: highs 49°F, lows 38°F27 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month January18 in of snow a year, on about 11 days3 days above 90°F, 45 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Hamilton station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksPigeon Pointcape · 2.7 miEl Toropeak · 5.0 miCoyote Creek Visitor Centervisitor center · 3.2 miLaurel Hillpeak · 3.1 miGavilan Collegecollege · 5.2 miLone Lakelake · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCoyote Creek Parkwayrecreation area · within reach · 1,714 acresValley Transit Authorityrecreation area · under a mile · 554 acresHenry W. Coe State Parkstate park · 8.3 mi · 87,103 acresThe Forest of Nisene Marks State Parkstate park · 12.1 mi · 9,980 acresSpartan Fieldstate recreation area · 12.8 miSpartan Stadiumstate recreation area · 12.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2,553 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970245 of magnitude 4+, 19 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 18 Oct 198915 mi away, The 1989 Loma Prieta, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Sep 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighSanta Clara County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighLandslide Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured45 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Santa Cruz County, CA, 21 mi away
Drinking waterSan Jose Waterserves 1,039,920 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jun 2023: surface water treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation342 ft104 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKaiser Permanente - San Jose Medical Center6.5 miPost officeCoyote Post Office2.8 miTown hallMorgan Hill City Hall4.9 miPoliceMorgan Hill Police Department5.9 miFire stationUnited Technology Corporation Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolCharter School of Morgan Hill1.8 miCollegeGavilan College5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMineta San Jose International Airport SJC17 miInterstateI-28013 miUS highwayUS 101under a mileAmtrakDiridon Station SJC15 miRailMorgan Hill StationCaltrain4.9 miCoachSan JoseLimousine Express13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95026 ZIP area.
