Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:39 am – 7:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min6:44 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 63°F, lows 33°F16 in of rain a year, on about 28 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare97 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Campo station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsPotrero Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 126 acresBarrett Reservoirrecreation area · 6.8 mi · 4,132 acresHollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 6,881 acresRancho Jamul Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 13.2 mi · 5,851 acresSan Diego National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.6 mi · 12,453 acresGuatay Mtn Purchase Unitnational forest · 18.0 mi · 502 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes921 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197086 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 15 Jun 201043 mi away, near Ocotillo, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202649 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighSan Diego County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Very HighRiver flooding Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality18% of days had good air in 202564 of 365 days measured268 moderate, 26 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 7 unhealthy daysMedian index 67, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, San Diego County monitors, CA
Drinking waterCity of San Diegoserves 1,385,379 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,897 ft578 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSharp Chula Vista Medical Center22.8 miPost officeTecate Post Officeunder a milePoliceSan Diego County Sheriff's Office8.3 miFire stationCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Station 31 - Potrero1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolTecate Christian Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Diego International Airport SAN34 miInterstateI-813 miAmtrakSanta Fe Depot SAN33 miCoachBoulevard Live Oaks Trail & Old HwyGreyhound19 miTransit2 stops within a mileSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 91987 ZIP area.
