Cold semi-arid
St. Johns, Arizona
Apache County, Arizona · Population 3.4k · 5,699 ft elevation
Living in St. Johns
St. Johns has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around St. Johns: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,100 ft around town.
St. Johns at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 5,699 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,523 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $181k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $881/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $129k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.28%1th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 75%3th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,067 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 20°F | 0.4″ | 1.2″ | 232 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 23°F | 0.5″ | 0.7″ | 226 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 28°F | 0.4″ | 0.2″ | 296 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 35°F | 0.3″ | 0.1″ | 327 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 44°F | 0.4″ | 0.1″ | 368 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 61°F | 1.4″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 59°F | 2.1″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 50°F | 1.1″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 37°F | 0.7″ | 0.5″ | 296 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 26°F | 0.6″ | 0.9″ | 253 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 19°F | 0.9″ | 2.5″ | 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