Hot desert
Ajo, Arizona
Pima County, Arizona · Population 3.8k · 1,755 ft elevation
Living in Ajo
Ajo has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 104°F) and mild winters (January lows around 45°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 7″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (90% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Ajo is an outdoor hub: about 44% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,800 ft around town.
Ajo at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 1,755 ft
- Average daily high
- 86°F99th percentile
- Average daily low
- 61°F92th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 7″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 4,003 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $126k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $914/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.94%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 80%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 44%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,804 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 45°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 270 hrs |
| Feb | 71°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Mar | 77°F | 52°F | 0.8″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Apr | 84°F | 57°F | 0.2″ | — | 361 hrs |
| May | 92°F | 66°F | 0.1″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Jun | 101°F | 74°F | 0.1″ | — | 410 hrs |
| Jul | 104°F | 80°F | 0.6″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Aug | 103°F | 79°F | 1.4″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Sep | 99°F | 74°F | 0.8″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Oct | 89°F | 64°F | 0.4″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Nov | 77°F | 51°F | 0.5″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Dec | 67°F | 43°F | 0.6″ | — | 259 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology