Cold semi-arid
Chino Valley, Arizona
Yavapai County, Arizona · Population 13k · 4,711 ft elevation
Living in Chino Valley
Chino Valley has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Chino Valley is an outdoor hub: about 61% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,700 ft around town.
Chino Valley at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 4,711 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,688 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $352k66th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,178/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.41%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.83th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 113 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 510 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 61%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,723 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54°F | 27°F | 1.2″ | 1.9″ | 241 hrs |
| Feb | 57°F | 30°F | 1.3″ | 3.1″ | 232 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 35°F | 1.0″ | 2.5″ | 300 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 40°F | 0.5″ | 0.4″ | 336 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 48°F | 0.5″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 57°F | 0.3″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 64°F | 1.9″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 63°F | 2.5″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 55°F | 1.3″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 43°F | 0.8″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 33°F | 0.7″ | 0.9″ | 258 hrs |
| Dec | 53°F | 27°F | 1.0″ | 1.4″ | 227 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