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Sun City score: 37/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Sun City safe? United States travel risk

Is Sun City safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Sun City scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Sun City scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Sun City: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).

A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Found at 33.6165° N, 112.2819° W within Arizona, Sun City is situated 3,195.7 km ENE of Washington at an altitude of 348 m.

Region
Arizona
Coordinates
33.6165° N, 112.2819° W
Elevation
348 m
Time Zone
America/Phoenix
Population
38,018
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Tucson (208.8 km SE).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Luke Air Force Base (LUF) 13.0 km SW
Hospital Care Banner Boswell Medical Center 1.5 km S
Police Station Arizona State Highway Patrol Metro West - Youngtown 4.4 km SSW
Railway Terminal Waylost 13.6 km NE

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (41 °C avg high); Wettest: August (46 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 19° 21° 25° 30° 35° 40° 41° 39° 38° 32° 24° 18°
Low °C 5° 6° 9° 14° 19° 24° 28° 27° 24° 16° 9° 5°
Rain mm 21 28 27 8 1 0 19 46 22 10 19 37

Normals: Phoenix (18.5 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wildfires — — — 1 — — 1 — — — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Sun City happened in April and July (2 of 2 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

El Mirage 10
5.1 km SW
Glendale 15
6.3 km SE
Surprise 15
17.3 km WNW
Phoenix 42
18.5 km ESE
Avondale 10
25.8 km S
Scottsdale 15
39.4 km ENE

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy