Cold semi-arid
Bagdad, Arizona
Yavapai County, Arizona · Population 2.8k · 3,127 ft elevation
Living in Bagdad
Bagdad has a cold semi-arid climate: scorching summers (July highs around 97°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Bagdad is an outdoor hub: about 48% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,100 ft around town.
Bagdad at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 3,127 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,824 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median rent
- $611/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $99k73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 3.50th percentile
- Average commute
- 9 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 48%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,134 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 33°F | 2.1″ | 0.2″ | 247 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 34°F | 2.3″ | 0.2″ | 240 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 39°F | 1.7″ | 0.2″ | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 44°F | 0.6″ | 0.1″ | 344 hrs |
| May | 84°F | 52°F | 0.4″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Jun | 94°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 97°F | 69°F | 1.3″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Aug | 96°F | 68°F | 2.3″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 61°F | 1.4″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 50°F | 0.9″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 39°F | 1.0″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Dec | 59°F | 33°F | 1.6″ | 0.4″ | 234 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