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
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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 · 1.1 miDuck Lakelake · 1.9 miFerril Lakelake · 2.2 miRuby Hillpeak · 4.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCivic Center Parkpark · under a mileLincoln Parkpark · 1.0 miLowell Ponds State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.3 miRocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.3 mi · 14,948 acresFort Logan National Cemeteryhistoric site · 7.1 mi · 213 acresTwo Ponds National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.7 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 198111 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
Elevation5,227 ft1,593 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Joseph Hospital1.0 miPost officeDenver Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWellington E Webb Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceDenver Police Department Administration Buildingunder a mileFire stationDenver Fire Department Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi40 schools10 elementary, 4 middle, 15 high, 11 otherElementaryDowntown Denver Expeditionary Schoolunder a mileHighEmily Griffith High Schoolunder a mileElementaryPolaris Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Arizona Global Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC13 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN19 miInterstateI-70 Busunder a mileUS highwayUS 40under a mileAmtrakUnion Station DENunder a mileLight rail18th & California StationRTD-Denverunder a mileCoachDenver Union Station Bus ConcourseFlixBusunder a mileTransit287 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 80292 ZIP area.
