Cold semi-arid
Sierra Vista, Arizona
Cochise County, Arizona · Population 45k · 4,646 ft elevation
Living in Sierra Vista
Sierra Vista has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% 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.
Sierra Vista is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,000 ft around town.
Sierra Vista at a glance
- Population
- 45k
- Elevation
- 4,646 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,697 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $239k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,110/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.59%16th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 43%
- Violent crime rate
- 191 per 100k54th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,477 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 18%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,969 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61°F | 29°F | 0.8″ | 0.4″ | 263 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 33°F | 0.6″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 37°F | 0.5″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 43°F | 0.3″ | — | 352 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 50°F | 0.2″ | — | 391 hrs |
| Jun | 94°F | 60°F | 0.5″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 57°F | 1.3″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 47°F | 0.6″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Nov | 70°F | 37°F | 0.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Dec | 62°F | 29°F | 0.8″ | — | 255 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