Hot desert
Buckeye, Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 100k · 866 ft elevation
Living in Buckeye
Buckeye has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 107°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 73, with about 38 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Buckeye is an outdoor hub: about 38% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,200 ft around town.
Buckeye at a glance
- Population
- 100k
- Elevation
- 866 ft
- Average daily high
- 87°F99th percentile
- Average daily low
- 61°F92th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,919 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7397th percentile
- Median home value
- $384k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,742/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $99k73th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.52%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 159 per 100k46th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 755 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 38%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,214 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 44°F | 1.0″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Feb | 71°F | 47°F | 1.2″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Mar | 78°F | 52°F | 0.9″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 86°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 353 hrs |
| May | 95°F | 66°F | 0.1″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Jun | 105°F | 74°F | 0.0″ | — | 411 hrs |
| Jul | 107°F | 82°F | 0.8″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Aug | 105°F | 81°F | 1.1″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Sep | 100°F | 74°F | 0.8″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Oct | 89°F | 62°F | 0.6″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 50°F | 0.6″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Dec | 65°F | 43°F | 0.8″ | — | 246 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