Cold semi-arid
Paulden, Arizona
Yavapai County, Arizona · Population 4.9k · 4,413 ft elevation
Living in Paulden
Paulden has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Paulden is an outdoor hub: about 56% 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.
Paulden at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 4,413 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,546 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $344k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,077/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.31%2th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Average commute
- 39 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 56%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,428 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 28°F | 1.2″ | 0.3″ | 235 hrs |
| Feb | 58°F | 31°F | 1.3″ | 1.8″ | 225 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 36°F | 1.0″ | 1.0″ | 294 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 41°F | 0.5″ | 0.5″ | 324 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 49°F | 0.5″ | — | 366 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 389 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 65°F | 1.9″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 64°F | 2.5″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 56°F | 1.3″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 44°F | 0.8″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 34°F | 0.7″ | 0.3″ | 253 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 28°F | 1.0″ | 1.6″ | 219 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