Hot desert
Picture Rocks, Arizona
Pima County, Arizona · Population 9.7k · 2,067 ft elevation
Living in Picture Rocks
Picture Rocks has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 103°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Picture Rocks is an outdoor hub: about 22% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
Picture Rocks at a glance
- Population
- 9.7k
- Elevation
- 2,067 ft
- Average daily high
- 87°F99th percentile
- Average daily low
- 57°F87th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,870 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $181k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,301/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.71%27th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 2.90th percentile
- Average commute
- 36 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 34%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 22%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,198 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 41°F | 1.0″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Feb | 71°F | 43°F | 1.0″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Mar | 78°F | 48°F | 0.7″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Apr | 85°F | 53°F | 0.3″ | — | 354 hrs |
| May | 94°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jun | 104°F | 71°F | 0.3″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 103°F | 76°F | 2.1″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Aug | 102°F | 74°F | 2.0″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Sep | 98°F | 69°F | 1.3″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Oct | 89°F | 59°F | 0.7″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Nov | 77°F | 48°F | 0.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 41°F | 1.0″ | — | 251 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