Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min5:22 am – 7:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:24 am – 5:27 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 61°FColdest month December: highs 50°F, lows 34°F20 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month August8 in of snow a year, on about 5 days4 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kitt Peak station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksTohono Oodham Community College - West Campuscollege · 2.8 miMimsh Wahiaspring · 1.1 miTohono O'odham Community College-Central Campuscollege · 4.0 miEtoi Kipeak · 3.4 miPan Nepodkpeak · 3.4 miBird Nest Tankreservoir · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 30 Oct 198040 mi away, near Fortuna Foothills, AZMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 30 Oct 198040 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighPima County, AZ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Very HighRiver flooding Very HighLightning Very HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality34% of days had good air in 2025123 of 365 days measured234 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 54, worst day 357main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pima County monitors, AZ
Drinking waterLago del Oro Water Companyserves 18,132 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202127 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,603 ft793 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSells Indian Hospital3.6 miPost officeSells Post Office3.8 miPoliceTohono Oodham Nation Police Department3.8 miFire stationTohono Oodham Nation Fire Department3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTohono Oodham Community College - West Campus2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTucson International Airport TUS57 miAmtrakTucson, AZ TUS57 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85738 ZIP area.
