Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:17 am – 7:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:23 am – 5:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 105°F, lows 78°FColdest month December: highs 67°F, lows 41°F9 in of rain a year, on about 18 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare169 days above 90°F, 10 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Florence station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksMiddle Mountain Tankreservoir · 2.2 miMiddle Mountainpeak · 2.4 miColorado Tankreservoir · 1.6 miCat Hillspeak · 4.3 miThe Lake Tanklake · 9.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMcFarland State Historic Parkstate park · 12.5 miPicacho Reservoirstate conservation land · 13.4 miCasa Grande Ruins National Monumentnational monument · 17.6 mi · 473 acresPicacho Peak State Parkstate park · 19.7 mi · 3,461 acresSaguaro National Parknational park · 49.5 mi · 88,759 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 25 Jun 201049 mi away, near Roosevelt, ArizonaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 25 Jun 201049 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePinal County, AZ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality17% of days had good air in 202562 of 365 days measured269 moderate, 26 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 8 unhealthy daysMedian index 67, worst day 1215main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pinal County monitors, AZ
Drinking waterArizona Training Programserves 470 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique30 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,182 ft665 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHonorHealth Florence Medical Center18.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Arizona College Florence Center11.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMesa Gateway Airport AZA37 miMajor airportTucson International Airport TUS57 miInterstateI-1020 miUS highwayUS 6025 miAmtrakMaricopa, AZ MRC48 miCoachEloyLimousine Express21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 85228 ZIP area.
