Hot-summer Mediterranean
Show Low, Arizona
Navajo County, Arizona · Population 12k · 6,339 ft elevation
Living in Show Low
Show Low has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 13 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Show Low is an outdoor hub: about 24% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Show Low at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 6,339 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,522 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 131th percentile
- Median home value
- $275k53th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,055/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.48%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 503 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,699 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 48%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 24%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,920 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 24°F | 1.4″ | 4.0″ | 232 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 27°F | 1.2″ | 3.8″ | 226 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 32°F | 0.9″ | 2.3″ | 296 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 37°F | 0.6″ | 1.6″ | 327 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 45°F | 0.6″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 54°F | 0.4″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 59°F | 2.4″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 58°F | 3.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 52°F | 1.4″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 41°F | 1.4″ | 0.4″ | 296 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 31°F | 1.2″ | 1.9″ | 253 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 24°F | 1.4″ | 5.4″ | 222 hrs |
Near Show Low
- White Mountain Lake, AZ · 2.7k
- Lake of the Woods, AZ · 3.2k
- Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ · 4.1k
- Taylor, AZ · 4.1k
- Snowflake, AZ · 6.3k
- Whiteriver, AZ · 4.3k
- Heber-Overgaard, AZ · 3.2k
- St. Johns, AZ · 3.4k
Largest places in Arizona
- Phoenix, AZ · 1.6M
- Tucson, AZ · 543k
- Mesa, AZ · 507k
- Chandler, AZ · 278k
- Gilbert, AZ · 271k
- Glendale, AZ · 250k
- Scottsdale, AZ · 242k
- Peoria, AZ · 194k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology