Hot desert
Surprise, Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 150k · 1,362 ft elevation
Living in Surprise
Surprise has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 106°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 73, with about 38 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Surprise at a glance
- Population
- 150k
- Elevation
- 1,362 ft
- Average daily high
- 86°F99th percentile
- Average daily low
- 57°F87th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,920 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7397th percentile
- Median home value
- $396k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,917/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k69th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.46%6th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Violent crime rate
- 86 per 100k27th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 781 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,100 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 40°F | 1.4″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Feb | 69°F | 43°F | 1.4″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 76°F | 47°F | 1.0″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 353 hrs |
| May | 93°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Jun | 103°F | 70°F | 0.1″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 106°F | 78°F | 0.9″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Aug | 104°F | 78°F | 1.1″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Sep | 99°F | 71°F | 1.1″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Oct | 88°F | 58°F | 0.7″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 47°F | 0.7″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Dec | 65°F | 40°F | 0.9″ | — | 245 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