Hot semi-arid
Nogales, Arizona
Santa Cruz County, Arizona · Population 20k · 3,845 ft elevation
Living in Nogales
Nogales has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Nogales is an outdoor hub: about 29% 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.
Nogales at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 3,845 ft
- Average daily high
- 81°F91th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,697 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $173k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $691/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $41k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.55%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 14.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%22th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%
- Violent crime rate
- 250 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,042 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 25%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,395 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 34°F | 0.8″ | 0.3″ | 263 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 36°F | 0.8″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 74°F | 41°F | 0.6″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 45°F | 0.3″ | — | 352 hrs |
| May | 88°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Jun | 97°F | 63°F | 0.5″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 67°F | 4.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 66°F | 3.4″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 61°F | 1.5″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 50°F | 0.7″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 40°F | 0.6″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Dec | 65°F | 34°F | 1.0″ | — | 255 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