Hot desert
Mohave Valley, Arizona
Mohave County, Arizona · Population 2.6k · 486 ft elevation
Living in Mohave Valley
Mohave Valley has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 112°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 47°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 4″ 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.
Mohave Valley is an outdoor hub: about 79% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,800 ft around town.
Mohave Valley at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 486 ft
- Average daily high
- 90°F100th percentile
- Average daily low
- 66°F97th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 4″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,849 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 171th percentile
- Median home value
- $237k44th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,663/mo74th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.47%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 61%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 79%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,756 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 47°F | 0.7″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 72°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 80°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 88°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 343 hrs |
| May | 98°F | 71°F | 0.1″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Jun | 108°F | 81°F | 0.0″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 112°F | 88°F | 0.3″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Aug | 111°F | 87°F | 0.4″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Sep | 104°F | 79°F | 0.3″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Oct | 91°F | 66°F | 0.2″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Nov | 76°F | 54°F | 0.3″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 46°F | 0.4″ | — | 233 hrs |
Near Mohave Valley
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology