Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:48 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:07 am – 4:54 pm
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ClimateWarmest month October: highs 73°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 65°F, lows 44°F18 in of rain a year, on about 34 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare4 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pismo Beach station, 2 mi away
Earthquakes575 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197043 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.5 on 22 Dec 200345 mi away, near San Simeon, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 12 Dec 202528 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSan Luis Obispo County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Very HighLandslide Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality52% of days had good air in 2025191 of 365 days measured167 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 50, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, San Luis Obispo County monitors, CA
Drinking waterPismo Beach Water Departmentserves 8,036 people from surface water purchased3 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation696 ft212 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalArroyo Grande Community Hospital4.8 miPost officeShell Beach Post Office1.1 miTown hallPismo Beach City Hallunder a milePolicePismo Beach Police Department1.4 miFire stationCAL FIRE Pismo Fire Department Pismo Beach Station 641.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Luis County Regional Airport SBP5.3 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT123 miUS highwayUS 1011.0 miAmtrakGrover Beach, CA GVB3.1 miCoachGrover Beach AmtrakAmtrak Chartered Vehicle3.1 miTransit4 stops within a mileSan Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (SLORTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93448 ZIP area.
