Hot desert
Drexel Heights, Arizona
Pima County, Arizona · Population 28k · 2,526 ft elevation
Living in Drexel Heights
Drexel Heights has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 100°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Drexel Heights is an outdoor hub: about 26% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,300 ft around town.
Drexel Heights at a glance
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 2,526 ft
- Average daily high
- 84°F96th percentile
- Average daily low
- 57°F87th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,870 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $233k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,285/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 26%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,314 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 41°F | 0.8″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Feb | 69°F | 43°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 251 hrs |
| Mar | 76°F | 48°F | 0.6″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 354 hrs |
| May | 92°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 398 hrs |
| Jun | 101°F | 71°F | 0.2″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Jul | 100°F | 76°F | 2.2″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Aug | 99°F | 75°F | 2.0″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Sep | 95°F | 71°F | 1.3″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Oct | 86°F | 59°F | 0.7″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 48°F | 0.6″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 41°F | 1.0″ | — | 252 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