Hot semi-arid
Gold Canyon, Arizona
Pinal County, Arizona · Population 12k · 1,900 ft elevation
Living in Gold Canyon
Gold Canyon has a hot semi-arid climate: scorching summers (July highs around 106°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ 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.
Gold Canyon is an outdoor hub: about 51% 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.
Gold Canyon at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 1,900 ft
- Average daily high
- 87°F99th percentile
- Average daily low
- 58°F89th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,834 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $470k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,213/mo52th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.60%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 45%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 51%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,346 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 43°F | 1.5″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Feb | 71°F | 45°F | 1.6″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Mar | 78°F | 48°F | 1.3″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Apr | 85°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 348 hrs |
| May | 94°F | 61°F | 0.3″ | — | 397 hrs |
| Jun | 104°F | 70°F | 0.1″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Jul | 106°F | 78°F | 1.4″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Aug | 104°F | 77°F | 1.5″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Sep | 100°F | 72°F | 1.1″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Oct | 89°F | 61°F | 0.7″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Nov | 76°F | 50°F | 1.0″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 43°F | 1.5″ | — | 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