Hot desert
Avra Valley, Arizona
Pima County, Arizona · Population 6.4k · 1,903 ft elevation
Living in Avra Valley
Avra Valley has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 105°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% 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.
Avra Valley is an outdoor hub: about 22% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,900 ft around town.
Avra Valley at a glance
- Population
- 6.4k
- Elevation
- 1,903 ft
- Average daily high
- 87°F99th percentile
- Average daily low
- 59°F90th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,870 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $156k21th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.67%23th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 3.61th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 38%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 22%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,903 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 41°F | 1.0″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Feb | 71°F | 44°F | 1.1″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Mar | 78°F | 49°F | 0.9″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Apr | 86°F | 54°F | 0.3″ | — | 354 hrs |
| May | 95°F | 63°F | 0.2″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jun | 104°F | 73°F | 0.2″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 105°F | 78°F | 1.3″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Aug | 103°F | 78°F | 1.9″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Sep | 99°F | 72°F | 0.9″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Oct | 89°F | 61°F | 0.5″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Nov | 77°F | 49°F | 0.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 40°F | 1.1″ | — | 251 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