Cold desert
Swift Trail Junction, Arizona
Graham County, Arizona · Population 2.9k · 3,222 ft elevation
Living in Swift Trail Junction
Swift Trail Junction has a cold desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 98°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ 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.
Swift Trail Junction is an outdoor hub: about 50% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,000 ft around town.
Swift Trail Junction at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 3,222 ft
- Average daily high
- 81°F91th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,739 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $184k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $873/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 77%5th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6519th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 54%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 50%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,018 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61°F | 29°F | 0.7″ | 0.2″ | 253 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 33°F | 0.7″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Mar | 73°F | 38°F | 0.5″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Apr | 82°F | 45°F | 0.2″ | — | 346 hrs |
| May | 91°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Jun | 99°F | 62°F | 0.3″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jul | 98°F | 69°F | 1.4″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 96°F | 67°F | 1.8″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Sep | 92°F | 60°F | 1.1″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 47°F | 0.8″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Nov | 71°F | 37°F | 0.5″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 29°F | 0.8″ | — | 248 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