Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:48 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:19 am – 4:54 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 59°F, lows 40°F19 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare18 days above 90°F, 6 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Redwood City station, 1 mi away
Parks and public landsUnion Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.1 miStulsaft Parkpark · under a mileBair Island Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 1,219 acresDon Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.2 mi · 24,986 acresRedwood Shores Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 64 acresBurleigh H. Murray Ranchstate park · 7.1 mi · 1,353 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,306 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970156 of magnitude 4+, 15 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 18 Oct 198935 mi away, The 1989 Loma Prieta, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Sep 202636 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSan Mateo County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighRiver flooding 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, 33 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Redwood Cityserves 92,819 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation67 ft20 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDignity Health - Sequoia Hospital1.6 miPost officeWoodside Plaza Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRedwood City Hall1.7 miPoliceSan Mateo County Sheriff's Office1.9 miFire stationRedwood City Fire Department Station 101.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 9 otherMiddleKennedy Middle Schoolright hereElementaryHenry Ford Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolRoosevelt Schoolunder a mileCollegeCanada College1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Carlos Airport SQL3.7 miMajor airportSan Francisco International Airport SFO13 miInterstateI-2801.5 miUS highwayUS 1012.3 miAmtrakAmtrak/ACE Station FMT14 miRailRedwood City StationCaltrain1.7 miCoachHayward Bus StationGreyhound17 miTransit69 stops within a mileSamTransSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 94059 ZIP area.
