Hot desert
Sacaton, Arizona
Pinal County, Arizona · Population 3k · 1,280 ft elevation
Living in Sacaton
Sacaton has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 107°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ 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 67, with about 34 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sacaton at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 1,280 ft
- Average daily high
- 89°F100th percentile
- Average daily low
- 57°F87th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,834 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $103k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $249/mo0th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 18.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 70%1th percentile
- Walkability index
- 2.50th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69°F | 40°F | 0.8″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 73°F | 42°F | 1.0″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Mar | 80°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Apr | 88°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 348 hrs |
| May | 97°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 397 hrs |
| Jun | 106°F | 70°F | 0.2″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Jul | 107°F | 79°F | 0.9″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Aug | 106°F | 78°F | 1.5″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Sep | 101°F | 71°F | 0.7″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Oct | 91°F | 57°F | 0.5″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Nov | 78°F | 46°F | 0.4″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 39°F | 0.7″ | — | 238 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