Hot desert
Safford, Arizona
Graham County, Arizona · Population 10k · 2,927 ft elevation
Living in Safford
Safford has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 99°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Safford is an outdoor hub: about 52% 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.
Safford at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 2,927 ft
- Average daily high
- 82°F93th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,496 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $192k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $976/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.54%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6519th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 31%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 52%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,281 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62°F | 30°F | 0.7″ | 0.2″ | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 34°F | 0.7″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 74°F | 39°F | 0.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 46°F | 0.2″ | — | 329 hrs |
| May | 92°F | 54°F | 0.2″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Jun | 100°F | 63°F | 0.3″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Jul | 99°F | 70°F | 1.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 68°F | 1.8″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 61°F | 1.1″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Oct | 85°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Nov | 72°F | 38°F | 0.5″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Dec | 61°F | 30°F | 0.8″ | — | 231 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