Hot desert
Bullhead City, Arizona
Mohave County, Arizona · Population 42k · 568 ft elevation
Living in Bullhead City
Bullhead City has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 111°F) and mild winters (January lows around 45°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 5″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 17, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bullhead City is an outdoor hub: about 77% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,300 ft around town.
Bullhead City at a glance
- Population
- 42k
- Elevation
- 568 ft
- Average daily high
- 88°F100th percentile
- Average daily low
- 61°F92th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 5″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,850 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 171th percentile
- Median home value
- $197k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,034/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.54%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.562th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 316 per 100k73th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,635 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 58%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 77%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,281 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65°F | 45°F | 1.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 70°F | 47°F | 1.1″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 79°F | 51°F | 0.8″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 87°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 343 hrs |
| May | 96°F | 66°F | 0.1″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Jun | 107°F | 73°F | 0.0″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 111°F | 81°F | 0.2″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Aug | 109°F | 81°F | 0.5″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Sep | 103°F | 73°F | 0.2″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Oct | 89°F | 61°F | 0.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 50°F | 0.4″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 64°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | — | 232 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