Cold semi-arid
Eagar, Arizona
Apache County, Arizona · Population 4.4k · 7,093 ft elevation
Living in Eagar
Eagar has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Eagar is an outdoor hub: about 48% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,200 ft around town.
Eagar at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 7,093 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,522 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $231k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $897/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k58th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.25%1th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 46%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 48%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,182 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 16°F | 0.5″ | 10.7″ | 233 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 19°F | 0.5″ | 9.9″ | 226 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 23°F | 0.4″ | 8.2″ | 296 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 29°F | 0.3″ | 1.7″ | 327 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 36°F | 0.4″ | 0.5″ | 368 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 44°F | 0.4″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 52°F | 2.6″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 50°F | 2.9″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 43°F | 1.4″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 31°F | 0.9″ | 1.3″ | 296 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 22°F | 0.5″ | 4.6″ | 253 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 16°F | 0.6″ | 7.9″ | 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