Hot-summer Mediterranean
Oracle, Arizona
Pinal County, Arizona · Population 3.2k · 4,524 ft elevation
Living in Oracle
Oracle has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 22″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 67, with about 34 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oracle is an outdoor hub: about 54% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,600 ft around town.
Oracle at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 4,524 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 22″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,728 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $209k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $775/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.51%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 46%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 54%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,642 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 35°F | 2.3″ | 2.9″ | 253 hrs |
| Feb | 58°F | 37°F | 2.1″ | 1.9″ | 240 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 42°F | 1.7″ | 2.5″ | 311 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 46°F | 0.6″ | 1.2″ | 347 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 56°F | 0.5″ | — | 391 hrs |
| Jun | 92°F | 66°F | 0.3″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 69°F | 4.3″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 67°F | 3.8″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 63°F | 1.8″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 52°F | 1.1″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 42°F | 1.3″ | 0.5″ | 266 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 36°F | 2.0″ | 1.8″ | 246 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