Hot desert
Phoenix, Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 1.6M · 1,135 ft elevation
Living in Phoenix
Phoenix has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 105°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 45°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% 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.
Phoenix at a glance
- Population
- 1.6M
- Elevation
- 1,135 ft
- Average daily high
- 85°F98th percentile
- Average daily low
- 62°F93th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,835 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7397th percentile
- Median home value
- $382k70th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,458/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.48%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.582th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 95%100th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 85%
- Violent crime rate
- 696 per 100k94th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,046 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,936 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 45°F | 1.2″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Feb | 69°F | 47°F | 1.2″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Mar | 76°F | 52°F | 1.1″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Apr | 84°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 348 hrs |
| May | 93°F | 66°F | 0.2″ | — | 398 hrs |
| Jun | 103°F | 74°F | 0.0″ | — | 410 hrs |
| Jul | 105°F | 82°F | 0.8″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Aug | 104°F | 82°F | 1.0″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Sep | 99°F | 76°F | 0.7″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Oct | 87°F | 64°F | 0.7″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 52°F | 0.9″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 65°F | 44°F | 0.8″ | — | 237 hrs |
Near Phoenix
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Largest places in Arizona
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology