Hot desert
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Mohave County, Arizona · Population 58k · 748 ft elevation
Living in Lake Havasu City
Lake Havasu City has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 108°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 4″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% 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.
Lake Havasu City is an outdoor hub: about 75% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Lake Havasu City at a glance
- Population
- 58k
- Elevation
- 748 ft
- Average daily high
- 86°F99th percentile
- Average daily low
- 60°F91th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 4″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,946 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 171th percentile
- Median home value
- $412k73th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,269/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.42%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%51th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 299 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,043 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 55%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 75%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,428 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64°F | 42°F | 0.8″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Feb | 69°F | 45°F | 0.6″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Mar | 77°F | 50°F | 0.5″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Apr | 85°F | 57°F | 0.2″ | — | 351 hrs |
| May | 94°F | 66°F | 0.0″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Jun | 104°F | 75°F | 0.0″ | — | 414 hrs |
| Jul | 108°F | 82°F | 0.3″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Aug | 107°F | 81°F | 0.4″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Sep | 101°F | 74°F | 0.4″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 88°F | 61°F | 0.3″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 49°F | 0.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Dec | 63°F | 41°F | 0.5″ | — | 243 hrs |
Near Lake Havasu City
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology