Hot desert
Golden Valley, Arizona
Mohave County, Arizona · Population 8k · 2,812 ft elevation
Living in Golden Valley
Golden Valley has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 101°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 17, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Golden Valley is an outdoor hub: about 60% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
Golden Valley at a glance
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 2,812 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,850 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 171th percentile
- Median home value
- $153k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,156/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.46%6th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 3.91th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 39%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 60%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,528 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 33°F | 1.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 35°F | 1.0″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 69°F | 40°F | 0.6″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 45°F | 0.5″ | — | 343 hrs |
| May | 87°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Jun | 97°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 413 hrs |
| Jul | 101°F | 72°F | 0.9″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Aug | 99°F | 71°F | 0.9″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 62°F | 1.0″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 50°F | 0.7″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 39°F | 0.6″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 32°F | 0.7″ | — | 232 hrs |
Near Golden Valley
- Kingman, AZ · 34k
- New Kingman-Butler, AZ · 14k
- Bullhead City, AZ · 42k
- Fort Mohave, AZ · 16k
- Mohave Valley, AZ · 2.6k
- Desert Hills, AZ · 2.9k
- Lake Havasu City, AZ · 58k
- Bagdad, AZ · 2.8k
Largest places in Arizona
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology