Cold semi-arid
Fort Defiance, Arizona
Apache County, Arizona · Population 3.6k · 6,841 ft elevation
Living in Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ 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.
Fort Defiance at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 6,841 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,543 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $38k0th percentile
- Median rent
- $802/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 57%0th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5655th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,969 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 14°F | 1.0″ | 6.3″ | 226 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 19°F | 0.9″ | 5.9″ | 219 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 24°F | 0.7″ | 4.4″ | 291 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 29°F | 0.5″ | 2.3″ | 319 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 36°F | 0.6″ | 1.1″ | 366 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 45°F | 0.3″ | — | 389 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 54°F | 1.8″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 52°F | 1.9″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 42°F | 1.3″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 30°F | 0.9″ | 1.5″ | 293 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 21°F | 0.8″ | 4.5″ | 250 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 14°F | 0.8″ | 7.8″ | 212 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