Cold semi-arid
Chinle, Arizona
Apache County, Arizona · Population 4.4k · 5,518 ft elevation
Living in Chinle
Chinle has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Chinle at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 5,518 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,566 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $38k0th percentile
- Median rent
- $504/mo0th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 14.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 45%0th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3131th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,297 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 19°F | 0.8″ | 1.1″ | 224 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 24°F | 0.7″ | 0.9″ | 219 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 30°F | 0.7″ | 0.6″ | 295 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 36°F | 0.5″ | 0.1″ | 319 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 53°F | 0.3″ | — | 391 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 61°F | 1.1″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 59°F | 1.3″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 38°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 27°F | 0.6″ | 0.6″ | 248 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 20°F | 0.7″ | 1.5″ | 208 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