Hot-summer Mediterranean
Prescott, Arizona
Yavapai County, Arizona · Population 47k · 5,374 ft elevation
Living in Prescott
Prescott has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Prescott 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 2,700 ft around town.
Prescott at a glance
- Population
- 47k
- Elevation
- 5,374 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,688 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $529k83th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,304/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.36%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 426 per 100k83th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,224 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 37%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 54%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,657 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 23°F | 1.5″ | 1.9″ | 241 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 26°F | 1.8″ | 3.1″ | 232 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 31°F | 1.5″ | 2.5″ | 300 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 37°F | 0.6″ | 0.4″ | 336 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 60°F | 2.7″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 59°F | 2.8″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 52°F | 1.6″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 40°F | 1.0″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 0.9″ | 259 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 1.4″ | 227 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