Cold semi-arid
Snowflake, Arizona
Navajo County, Arizona · Population 6.3k · 5,587 ft elevation
Living in Snowflake
Snowflake has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ 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.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Snowflake: about 26% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,600 ft around town.
Snowflake at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 5,587 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,523 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 131th percentile
- Median home value
- $248k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,304/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k47th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.37%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 395 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,167 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 26%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,640 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 20°F | 0.7″ | 2.3″ | 232 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 23°F | 0.6″ | 2.0″ | 226 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 28°F | 0.7″ | 2.1″ | 296 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 33°F | 0.4″ | 0.5″ | 327 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 41°F | 0.4″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 49°F | 0.3″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 58°F | 2.2″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 56°F | 1.9″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 49°F | 1.2″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 36°F | 0.9″ | 0.3″ | 296 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 26°F | 0.8″ | 1.2″ | 253 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 20°F | 0.9″ | 4.5″ | 221 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