Hot desert
Florence, Arizona
Pinal County, Arizona · Population 26k · 1,486 ft elevation
Living in Florence
Florence has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 105°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 67, with about 34 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Florence is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Florence at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 1,486 ft
- Average daily high
- 86°F99th percentile
- Average daily low
- 58°F89th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,834 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $323k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,163/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.52th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%
- Violent crime rate
- 132 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 247 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,395 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 42°F | 1.4″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 71°F | 44°F | 0.9″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Mar | 78°F | 49°F | 1.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Apr | 86°F | 53°F | 0.3″ | — | 348 hrs |
| May | 94°F | 61°F | 0.4″ | — | 397 hrs |
| Jun | 103°F | 70°F | 0.0″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Jul | 105°F | 78°F | 1.2″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Aug | 103°F | 77°F | 1.1″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Sep | 99°F | 72°F | 0.3″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Oct | 89°F | 59°F | 0.5″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Nov | 77°F | 48°F | 0.5″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Dec | 67°F | 41°F | 1.0″ | — | 238 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