Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min5:41 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min6:54 am – 4:47 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month December: highs 68°F, lows 45°F16 in of rain a year, on about 22 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare65 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, San Gabriel Fire Dept station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksUniversity of the Westcollege · 1.8 miEast Los Angeles Collegecollege · 2.1 miGarvey Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMontebello Hillspeak · 1.4 miLegg Lakelake · 3.4 miWhittier Narrows Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Earthquakes1,670 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970227 of magnitude 4+, 25 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.7 on 17 Jan 199427 mi away, Northridge, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202614 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighLos Angeles County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighWildfire Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality11% of days had good air in 202539 of 365 days measured228 moderate, 66 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 32 unhealthy daysMedian index 74, worst day 201main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Los Angeles County monitors, CA
Drinking waterMonterey Park-city, Water Dept.serves 62,183 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation512 ft156 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGarfield Medical Center1.3 miPost officeMonterey Park Post Office1.0 miTown hallMonterey Park City Hallunder a milePoliceMonterey Park Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationMonterey Park Fire Department Station 61 Headquartersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools15 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high, 2 otherElementaryHillcrest Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryMonterey Vista Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryArlene Bitely Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of the West1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport HHR15 miMajor airportLong Beach International Airport LGB16 miInterstateI-101.6 miUS highwayUS 1016.2 miAmtrakUnion Station LAX7.0 miLight railAtlantic Station - Pomona & Atlantic EntranceMetro2.5 miCoachEast Los Angeles (1305 S Atlantic Blvd)Limousine Express3.6 miTransit99 stops within a mileSpirit Bus, Montebello Bus Lines (MBL)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 91756 ZIP area.
