Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
Flagstaff, Arizona
Coconino County, Arizona · Population 76k · 6,916 ft elevation
Living in Flagstaff
Flagstaff has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it is a snowy place (90″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Flagstaff 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 3,200 ft around town.
Flagstaff at a glance
- Population
- 76k
- Elevation
- 6,916 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 21″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 90″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,559 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $503k82th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,555/mo70th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th 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
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.280th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%
- Violent crime rate
- 501 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,110 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 69%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 74%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,182 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 18°F | 2.0″ | 20.9″ | 236 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 20°F | 2.2″ | 19.3″ | 232 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 15.6″ | 300 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 5.0″ | 324 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 35°F | 0.8″ | 1.1″ | 366 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 43°F | 0.3″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 52°F | 2.6″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 51°F | 3.0″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 43°F | 1.8″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 32°F | 1.5″ | 1.5″ | 295 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 23°F | 1.6″ | 8.2″ | 258 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 18.5″ | 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