Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min5:45 am – 8:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min6:59 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 65°F, lows 33°F21 in of rain a year, on about 25 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare75 days above 90°F, 31 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ojai station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksRed Mountainpeak · 1.1 miChumash Baybay · 1.5 miLake Casitaslake · 1.6 miAyers Creek Armbay · under a mileFoster Residence Campgroundcampground · 2.2 miFoster Red Mountain Campgroundcampground · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Casitas Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.3 mi · 4,667 acresFoster Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 201 acresEmma Wood State Beachstate park · 5.5 mi · 123 acresVentura River Trailrecreation area · 4.1 miSan Buenaventura State Beachstate park · 7.4 mi · 90 acresCarpinteria State Beachstate park · 9.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes837 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970101 of magnitude 4+, 16 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.7 on 17 Jan 199448 mi away, Northridge, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 12 Jul 202639 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighVentura County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Very HighWildfire Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality52% of days had good air in 2025190 of 365 days measured167 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 50, worst day 131main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Ventura County monitors, CA
Drinking waterVentura Water Departmentserves 113,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,542 ft470 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVista Del Mar Hospital5.4 miPost officeOak View Post Office3.6 miTown hallVentura City Hall6.4 miPoliceVentura Police Department - Westside Storefront Substation6.1 miFire stationVentura County Fire Protection District Station 233.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSanta Barbara Municipal Airport SBA28 miMajor airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR58 miInterstateI-539 miUS highwayUS 1013.1 miAmtrakVentura, CA VEC6.6 miRailVentura - EastMetrolink11 miCoachVentura AmtrakAlvand Transportation6.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93002 ZIP area.
