Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:32 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:17 am – 4:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 62°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 21°F16 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month May41 in of snow a year, on about 23 days64 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Denver Water Dept station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Arizona Global Campuscollege · under a mileCU Denver Business Schoolcollege · under a mileCherry Creek Trailheadtrailhead · 1.5 miDuck Lakelake · 1.7 miFerril Lakelake · 2.0 miRuby Hillpeak · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCivic Center Parkpark · under a mileSunken Gardens Parkpark · under a mileLowell Ponds State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.6 miRocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.3 mi · 14,801 acresFort Logan National Cemeteryhistoric site · 7.0 mi · 213 acresTwo Ponds National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.1 mi · 70 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198112 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Oct 202547 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighDenver County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Very HighLightning Very HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality50% of days had good air in 2025184 of 365 days measured175 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 50, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Denver County monitors, CO
Drinking waterDenver Water Boardserves 1,287,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202134 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,262 ft1,604 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Joseph Hospitalunder a milePost officeMile High Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWellington E Webb Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceDenver Police Department-District 6under a mileFire stationDenver Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi37 schools10 elementary, 4 middle, 12 high, 11 otherHighEmily Griffith High Schoolunder a mileElementaryDowntown Denver Expeditionary Schoolunder a mileMiddleMorey Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Arizona Global Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC13 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN18 miInterstateI-70 Busunder a mileUS highwayUS 40under a mileAmtrakUnion Station DEN1.1 miLight rail18th St / California StationRTD-Denverunder a mileCoachDenver Union Station Bus ConcourseFlixBus1.1 miTransit248 stops within a mileRTD-Denver, Road Runner TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80265 ZIP area.
