Cold desert
Kingman, Arizona
Mohave County, Arizona · Population 34k · 3,360 ft elevation
Living in Kingman
Kingman has a cold desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 99°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (82% 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.
Kingman is an outdoor hub: about 52% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Kingman at a glance
- Population
- 34k
- Elevation
- 3,360 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,668 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 171th percentile
- Median home value
- $243k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $990/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.44%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 236 per 100k62th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,383 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 34%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 52%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,510 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 31°F | 1.0″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 34°F | 1.0″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 38°F | 0.6″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | — | 332 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Jun | 95°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Jul | 99°F | 70°F | 0.9″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 69°F | 0.9″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 61°F | 1.0″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 49°F | 0.7″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 37°F | 0.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 30°F | 0.7″ | — | 222 hrs |
Near Kingman
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology