Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:40 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:48 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 81°F, lows 63°FColdest month December: highs 65°F, lows 45°F13 in of rain a year, on about 25 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare19 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vista station, 2 mi away; snow from Escondido #2
Nearby landmarksRed Mountainpeak · 7.1 miPechstein Reservoir (historical)reservoir · 3.1 miMount Araratpeak · 4.3 miPalomar Collegecollege · 5.4 miGuajome Regional Park Campgroundcampground · 4.4 miLake San Marcoslake · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCleveland National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 426,468 acresBrengle Terrace Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 82 acresVista Sports Parkrecreation area · 3.3 miCarlsbad Highlands Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 473 acresDawson Los Monos Canyon Reservestate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 232 acresPilgrim Creek Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 112 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes872 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197064 of magnitude 4+, 7 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.5 on 13 Jul 198643 mi away, The 1986 Oceanside, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 202634 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 waterVista Irrigation Districtserves 132,430 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,118 ft341 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTri - City Medical Center6.0 miPost officePala Vista Annex Post Office1.5 miTown hallVista City Hall2.6 miPoliceSan Diego County Sheriff's Office Vista Station4.2 miFire stationVista Fire Department Station 31.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highHighAlta Vista Continuation High School1.1 miElementaryFoothill Oak Elementary School1.5 miMiddleRancho Minerva Middle School1.7 miCollegePalomar College5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcClellan-Palomar Airport CLD8.3 miMajor airportSan Diego International Airport SAN34 miInterstateI-153.3 miUS highwayUS 39515 miAmtrakOceanside, CA OSD11 miLight railVista Transit CenterNorth County Transit District (NCTD)3.1 miCoachEscondidoLimousine Express9.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 92085 ZIP area.
