The 2024 heat season has arrived, and Phoenix is prepared to keep as many people as possible safe, comfortable, and healthy during the long stretch of dangerous temperatures.
What's new in 2024?
Respite Centers and Extended Cooling Center Hours
The City of Phoenix is expanding public heat relief options this year. For the first time, Phoenix offers two heat respite centers that will be accessible overnight. Now through Sept. 30, Burton Barr Central Library will operate as a 24-hour respite center. Additionally, the Senior Opportunities West Senior Center at 7th Avenue and Buckeye Road will offer overnight respite hours daily from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Other cooling centers also have extended hours in 2024. Yucca, Cholla, and Harmon Libraries will now stay open as cooling centers Mondays through Saturdays until 10 p.m. On Sundays, these three locations will open as cooling centers from noon to 10 p.m. All other Phoenix Public Libraries now serve as cooling centers during their regular business hours.
To find any of the 95+ cooling centers now open in Phoenix, along with hydration stations where free bottled water is available, check the Heat Relief Network's countywide map.
