Hot desert

Goodyear, Arizona

Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 103k · 1,191 ft elevation

Living in Goodyear

Goodyear has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 107°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).

Precipitation is very dry at about 7″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 73, with about 38 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Goodyear is an outdoor hub: about 33% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,100 ft around town.

Goodyear at a glance

Population
103k
Elevation
1,191 ft
Average daily high
87°F99th percentile
Average daily low
60°F91th percentile
Annual precipitation
7″1th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,919 hrs99th percentile
Median AQI
7397th percentile
Median home value
$442k76th percentile
Median rent
$1,848/mo82th percentile
Median household income
$102k75th percentile
Property tax rate
0.58%15th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.5%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.4%
Unemployment rate
4.8%
Homes with broadband
96%82th percentile
Walkability index
5.26th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
44%48th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
36%
Violent crime rate
236 per 100k62th percentile
Property crime rate
1,364 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
9089th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
38%
Public land within 30 miles
33%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,083 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Goodyear, Arizona
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan67°F43°F0.8″—257 hrs
Feb71°F45°F0.9″—250 hrs
Mar78°F50°F0.9″—318 hrs
Apr87°F56°F0.2″—353 hrs
May96°F65°F0.1″—402 hrs
Jun106°F75°F0.1″—411 hrs
Jul107°F81°F1.0″—388 hrs
Aug106°F80°F0.8″—369 hrs
Sep101°F74°F0.6″—338 hrs
Oct89°F61°F0.7″—317 hrs
Nov76°F50°F0.6″—271 hrs
Dec65°F42°F0.7″—246 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