Warm-summer Mediterranean
Lake of the Woods, Arizona
Navajo County, Arizona · Population 3.2k · 6,755 ft elevation
Living in Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 24″ a year, and it is a snowy place (70″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 13 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lake of the Woods is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.
Lake of the Woods at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 6,755 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 24″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 70″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,522 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 131th percentile
- Median home value
- $209k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $780/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.42%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 13.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 574 per 100k91th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,941 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 36%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,806 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 21°F | 2.3″ | 16.5″ | 233 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 23°F | 2.2″ | 14.7″ | 226 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 10.4″ | 296 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 33°F | 0.9″ | 4.4″ | 327 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 40°F | 0.8″ | 0.7″ | 368 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 48°F | 0.6″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 54°F | 3.4″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 53°F | 4.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 47°F | 2.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 36°F | 1.7″ | 2.8″ | 296 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 28°F | 1.7″ | 5.2″ | 253 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 20°F | 2.5″ | 15.6″ | 222 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