Cold semi-arid
Sierra Vista Southeast, Arizona
Cochise County, Arizona · Population 14k · 4,547 ft elevation
Living in Sierra Vista Southeast
Sierra Vista Southeast has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% 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 Southeast is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,800 ft around town.
Sierra Vista Southeast at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 4,547 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,715 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $262k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,050/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.04th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,837 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62°F | 30°F | 0.8″ | 0.4″ | 261 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 33°F | 0.6″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 38°F | 0.5″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Apr | 78°F | 43°F | 0.3″ | — | 349 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 51°F | 0.2″ | — | 389 hrs |
| Jun | 94°F | 60°F | 0.5″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 63°F | 3.5″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 62°F | 3.3″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 57°F | 1.3″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 47°F | 0.6″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Nov | 70°F | 37°F | 0.5″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Dec | 62°F | 30°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