Hot desert
Peoria, Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 194k · 1,814 ft elevation
Living in Peoria
Peoria has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 104°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 73, with about 38 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Peoria is an outdoor hub: about 27% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,300 ft around town.
Peoria at a glance
- Population
- 194k
- Elevation
- 1,814 ft
- Average daily high
- 84°F96th percentile
- Average daily low
- 56°F85th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,687 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7397th percentile
- Median home value
- $429k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,743/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k69th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Violent crime rate
- 253 per 100k65th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,091 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,281 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65°F | 39°F | 1.4″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 41°F | 1.4″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Mar | 75°F | 45°F | 1.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Apr | 82°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 335 hrs |
| May | 91°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Jun | 101°F | 69°F | 0.1″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Jul | 104°F | 76°F | 0.9″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Aug | 103°F | 77°F | 1.1″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Sep | 97°F | 69°F | 1.1″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Oct | 86°F | 57°F | 0.7″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 45°F | 0.7″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Dec | 64°F | 39°F | 0.9″ | — | 229 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