Hot semi-arid
Scottsdale, Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 242k · 2,434 ft elevation
Living in Scottsdale
Scottsdale has a hot semi-arid climate: scorching summers (July highs around 100°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ 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.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Scottsdale: about 38% 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.
Scottsdale at a glance
- Population
- 242k
- Elevation
- 2,434 ft
- Average daily high
- 81°F91th percentile
- Average daily low
- 59°F90th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,835 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7397th percentile
- Median home value
- $710k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,910/mo84th percentile
- Median household income
- $107k78th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.41%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 175 per 100k50th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,751 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8786th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 38%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,281 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64°F | 43°F | 1.5″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 45°F | 1.7″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Mar | 72°F | 49°F | 1.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Apr | 79°F | 54°F | 0.5″ | — | 348 hrs |
| May | 87°F | 62°F | 0.3″ | — | 398 hrs |
| Jun | 97°F | 72°F | 0.1″ | — | 410 hrs |
| Jul | 100°F | 76°F | 1.0″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Aug | 99°F | 75°F | 1.3″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Sep | 94°F | 71°F | 0.8″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 61°F | 0.9″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 51°F | 0.8″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 64°F | 42°F | 1.4″ | — | 237 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