diff --git a/src/humanize/lists.py b/src/humanize/lists.py
index 525f0e3..41aec9b 100644
--- a/src/humanize/lists.py
+++ b/src/humanize/lists.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ def natural_list(items: list[Any]) -> str:
         return ""
     if len(items) == 1:
         return str(items[0])
-    elif len(items) == 2:
-        return f"{str(items[0])} and {str(items[1])}"
-    else:
-        return ", ".join([str(item) for item in items[:-1]]) + f" and {str(items[-1])}"
+    if len(items) == 2:
+        return f"{items[0]!s} and {items[1]!s}"
+    return ", ".join([str(item) for item in items[:-1]]) + f" and {items[-1]!s}"
diff --git a/src/humanize/number.py b/src/humanize/number.py
index 2fb22c6..c9b8587 100644
--- a/src/humanize/number.py
+++ b/src/humanize/number.py
@@ -540,19 +540,19 @@ def metric(value: float, unit: str = "", precision: int = 3) -> str:
 
     if not math.isfinite(value):
         return _format_not_finite(value)
-    exponent = int(math.floor(math.log10(abs(value)))) if value != 0 else 0
+    exponent = math.floor(math.log10(abs(value))) if value != 0 else 0
 
     if exponent >= 33 or exponent < -30:
         return scientific(value, precision - 1) + unit
 
     old_bucket = exponent // 3 * 3
     value /= 10**old_bucket
-    digits = int(max(0, precision - exponent % 3 - 1))
+    digits = max(0, precision - exponent % 3 - 1)
     if exponent < 30 and round(abs(value), digits) >= 1000:
         exponent += 3 - exponent % 3
         new_bucket = exponent // 3 * 3
         value /= 10 ** (new_bucket - old_bucket)
-        digits = int(max(0, precision - exponent % 3 - 1))
+        digits = max(0, precision - exponent % 3 - 1)
 
     if exponent >= 3:
         ordinal_ = "kMGTPEZYRQ"[exponent // 3 - 1]
diff --git a/src/humanize/time.py b/src/humanize/time.py
index 4a07d52..17a9fa2 100644
--- a/src/humanize/time.py
+++ b/src/humanize/time.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def naturaldelta(
 
             return _ngettext("%d minute", "%d minutes", minutes) % minutes
 
-        if 3600 <= delta.seconds:
+        if delta.seconds >= 3600:
             hours = round(delta.seconds / 3600)
             if hours == 1:
                 return _("an hour")
@@ -313,6 +313,15 @@ def _convert_aware_datetime(
     return value
 
 
+def _today_for_value(value: dt.date | dt.datetime) -> dt.date:
+    """Return today's date in the timezone of a tz-aware datetime value."""
+    import datetime as dt
+
+    if isinstance(value, dt.datetime) and value.tzinfo is not None:
+        return dt.datetime.now(value.tzinfo).date()
+    return dt.date.today()
+
+
 def naturalday(value: dt.date | dt.datetime, format: str = "%b %d") -> str:
     """Return a natural day.
 
@@ -326,10 +335,7 @@ def naturalday(value: dt.date | dt.datetime, format: str = "%b %d") -> str:
     try:
         # When value is a tz-aware datetime, compute "today" in that timezone
         # so the comparison uses the correct local date.
-        if isinstance(value, dt.datetime) and value.tzinfo is not None:
-            today = dt.datetime.now(value.tzinfo).date()
-        else:
-            today = dt.date.today()
+        today = _today_for_value(value)
         value = dt.date(value.year, value.month, value.day)
     except AttributeError:
         # Passed value wasn't date-ish
@@ -357,10 +363,7 @@ def naturaldate(value: dt.date | dt.datetime) -> str:
 
     original_value = value
     try:
-        if isinstance(value, dt.datetime) and value.tzinfo is not None:
-            today = dt.datetime.now(value.tzinfo).date()
-        else:
-            today = dt.date.today()
+        today = _today_for_value(value)
         value = dt.date(value.year, value.month, value.day)
     except AttributeError:
         # Passed value wasn't date-ish
@@ -643,7 +646,7 @@ def precisedelta(
     import math
 
     texts: list[str] = []
-    for unit, fmt in zip(reversed(Unit), fmts):
+    for unit, fmt in zip(reversed(Unit), fmts, strict=True):
         singular_txt, plural_txt, fmt_value = fmt
         if fmt_value > 0 or (not texts and unit == min_unit):
             _fmt_value = 2 if 1 < fmt_value < 2 else int(fmt_value)
diff --git a/tests/test_time.py b/tests/test_time.py
index 7699770..70e4798 100644
--- a/tests/test_time.py
+++ b/tests/test_time.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 with freeze_time(FROZEN_DATE):
     NOW = dt.datetime.now()
-    NOW_UTC = dt.datetime.now(tz=dt.timezone.utc)
+    NOW_UTC = dt.datetime.now(tz=dt.UTC)
     NOW_UTC_PLUS_01_00 = dt.datetime.now(tz=dt.timezone(offset=dt.timedelta(hours=1)))
     TODAY = dt.date.today()
     TOMORROW = TODAY + ONE_DAY_DELTA
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def test_date_and_delta() -> None:
     td_tests = [td(seconds=x) for x in int_tests]
     results = [(now - td(seconds=x), td(seconds=x)) for x in int_tests]
     for t in (int_tests, date_tests, td_tests):
-        for arg, result in zip(t, results):
+        for arg, result in zip(t, results, strict=True):
             date, d = time._date_and_delta(arg)
             assert_equal_datetime(date, result[0])
             assert_equal_timedelta(d, result[1])
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ def test_naturaldate(test_input: dt.date, expected: str) -> None:
 @freeze_time("2023-10-15 23:00:00+00:00")
 def test_naturaldate_tz_aware() -> None:
     """naturaldate should compare dates in the timezone of the given value."""
-    utc = dt.timezone.utc
+    utc = dt.UTC
     aedt = dt.timezone(dt.timedelta(hours=11))
     cest = dt.timezone(dt.timedelta(hours=2))
     edt = dt.timezone(dt.timedelta(hours=-4))