Hot desert
Desert Hills, Arizona
Mohave County, Arizona · Population 2.9k · 551 ft elevation
Living in Desert Hills
Desert Hills has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 109°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 4″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% 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.
Desert Hills is an outdoor hub: about 76% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,300 ft around town.
Desert Hills at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 551 ft
- Average daily high
- 87°F99th percentile
- Average daily low
- 61°F92th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 4″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,946 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 171th percentile
- Median home value
- $239k45th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.43%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.94th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%51th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 63%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 76%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,329 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65°F | 42°F | 0.8″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Feb | 70°F | 46°F | 0.6″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Mar | 78°F | 51°F | 0.5″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Apr | 86°F | 57°F | 0.2″ | — | 351 hrs |
| May | 95°F | 67°F | 0.0″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Jun | 105°F | 75°F | 0.0″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Jul | 109°F | 82°F | 0.3″ | — | 396 hrs |
| Aug | 108°F | 82°F | 0.4″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Sep | 102°F | 74°F | 0.4″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 89°F | 61°F | 0.3″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Dec | 64°F | 42°F | 0.5″ | — | 243 hrs |
Near Desert Hills
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- Mohave Valley, AZ · 2.6k
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- Golden Valley, AZ · 8k
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- New Kingman-Butler, AZ · 14k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology