Cold semi-arid
Clarkdale, Arizona
Yavapai County, Arizona · Population 4.6k · 3,570 ft elevation
Living in Clarkdale
Clarkdale has a cold semi-arid climate: scorching summers (July highs around 101°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Clarkdale is an outdoor hub: about 74% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Clarkdale at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 3,570 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,595 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $345k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $897/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $33k1th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.298th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 59 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 256 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 75%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 74%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,510 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61°F | 30°F | 1.1″ | 0.2″ | 234 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 32°F | 1.0″ | 0.1″ | 224 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 37°F | 1.0″ | 0.1″ | 295 hrs |
| Apr | 79°F | 43°F | 0.4″ | 0.2″ | 330 hrs |
| May | 88°F | 51°F | 0.4″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Jun | 99°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 400 hrs |
| Jul | 101°F | 67°F | 1.6″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 98°F | 65°F | 2.1″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 58°F | 1.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 46°F | 1.0″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Nov | 70°F | 36°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 255 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 29°F | 1.1″ | 0.3″ | 221 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