Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min5:46 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:15 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 60°F, lows 37°F20 in of rain a year, on about 35 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare48 days above 90°F, 16 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gilroy station
Parks and public landsSt. Mary's Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.6 miLas Animas Parkpark · 1.2 miHenry W. Coe State Parkstate park · 6.8 mi · 87,103 acresCanada de los Osos Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 5,589 acresSan Juan Bautista State Historic Parkstate historic site · 11.9 miThe Forest of Nisene Marks State Parkstate park · 15.9 mi · 9,980 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2,777 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970257 of magnitude 4+, 19 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 18 Oct 198918 mi away, The 1989 Loma Prieta, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 11 Aug 202637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighSanta Clara County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighLandslide Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured45 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Santa Cruz County, CA, 25 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Gilroyserves 59,203 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jun 2022: nitrate, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation194 ft59 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Louise Regional Hospital1.6 miPost officeGilroy Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGilroy City Hall1.1 miPoliceGilroy Police Department1.1 miFire stationGilroy Fire Department Chestnut Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools4 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 3 otherSchoolGilroy Adult Education Schoolright hereMiddleSouth Valley Middle Schoolunder a mileSchoolRebekah Children's Services-Gilroy Locationunder a mileCollegeGavilan College3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMineta San Jose International Airport SJC31 miInterstateI-28028 miUS highwayUS 101under a mileAmtrakAmtrak Station SNS24 miRailGilroy StationCaltrainunder a mileCoachGilroyLimousine Expressunder a mileTransit42 stops within a mileValley Transportation Authority, CaltrainSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95021 ZIP area.
