Hot desert
Somerton, Arizona
Yuma County, Arizona · Population 14k · 102 ft elevation
Living in Somerton
Somerton has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 107°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 48°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 3″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (90% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Somerton at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 102 ft
- Average daily high
- 89°F100th percentile
- Average daily low
- 64°F95th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 3″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 4,009 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $206k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $909/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.676th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%
- Violent crime rate
- 27 per 100k7th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 292 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 24%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 70°F | 48°F | 0.4″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Feb | 74°F | 51°F | 0.4″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Mar | 81°F | 55°F | 0.4″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Apr | 87°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 360 hrs |
| May | 95°F | 67°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jun | 104°F | 75°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Jul | 107°F | 83°F | 0.2″ | — | 397 hrs |
| Aug | 107°F | 84°F | 0.2″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Sep | 102°F | 78°F | 0.7″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 91°F | 66°F | 0.1″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Nov | 78°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 47°F | 0.4″ | — | 258 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