Cold semi-arid
Cordes Lakes, Arizona
Yavapai County, Arizona · Population 3.2k · 3,675 ft elevation
Living in Cordes Lakes
Cordes Lakes has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ 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.
Cordes Lakes is an outdoor hub: about 75% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.
Cordes Lakes at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 3,675 ft
- Average daily high
- 77°F81th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,595 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $154k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,110/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.41%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 80%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 75%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,003 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 34°F | 1.7″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 35°F | 1.9″ | 0.3″ | 225 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 39°F | 1.4″ | 0.1″ | 295 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 42°F | 0.4″ | 0.2″ | 330 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 50°F | 0.4″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Jun | 93°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 66°F | 2.0″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 95°F | 66°F | 2.1″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 60°F | 1.6″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 50°F | 1.1″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Nov | 67°F | 40°F | 1.0″ | 0.3″ | 255 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 34°F | 1.5″ | 0.3″ | 222 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