Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min5:40 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min6:54 am – 4:46 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month December: highs 55°F, lows 37°F32 in of rain a year, on about 30 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare16 days above 90°F, 50 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Wilson Cbs station, 4 mi away; snow from Altadena
Parks and public landsAngeles National Forestnational forest · within reach · 651,780 acresSierra Madre City Parklandpark · under a mile · 1,197 acresSierra Vista Open Spacerecreation area · under a mileWhittier Narrows Recreation Arearecreation area · 9.4 mi · 134 acresRio de Los Angeles State Park State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 12.0 mi · 55 acresVerdugo Mountains Open Space Preservestate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 250 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,670 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970226 of magnitude 4+, 25 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.7 on 17 Jan 199428 mi away, Northridge, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202623 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 waterSierra Madre-city, Water Dept.serves 11,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,441 ft439 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMethodist Hospital of Southern California2.8 miPost officeSierra Madre Post Office1.1 miTown hallSierra Madre City Hall1.2 miPoliceSierra Madre Police Department1.2 miFire stationSierra Madre Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 3 otherSchoolSaint Rita Catholic Schoolunder a mileSchoolBethany Christian Schoolunder a mileElementarySierra Madre Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeAzusa Pacific University - Monrovia Campus4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR18 miInterstateI-2102.0 miUS highwayUS 10113 miAmtrakGlendale, CA GDL13 miLight railArcadia StationMetro2.4 miCoachPasadena Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle5.9 miTransit1 stop within a mileMetroSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 91025 ZIP area.
