Cold semi-arid
Bisbee, Arizona
Cochise County, Arizona · Population 5k · 5,558 ft elevation
Living in Bisbee
Bisbee has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Bisbee: about 9% 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.
Bisbee at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 5,558 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,715 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $210k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $846/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.62%18th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 141 per 100k42th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 705 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8382th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,870 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 32°F | 1.3″ | 1.4″ | 261 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 35°F | 1.1″ | 0.4″ | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 38°F | 0.9″ | 0.6″ | 316 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 44°F | 0.2″ | 0.1″ | 349 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 51°F | 0.3″ | — | 389 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 60°F | 0.5″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 57°F | 2.0″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 48°F | 1.0″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 39°F | 0.7″ | 0.2″ | 270 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 33°F | 1.1″ | 0.6″ | 255 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