Hot desert
Tempe, Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 186k · 1,155 ft elevation
Living in Tempe
Tempe has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 106°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% 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.
Tempe at a glance
- Population
- 186k
- Elevation
- 1,155 ft
- Average daily high
- 89°F100th percentile
- Average daily low
- 55°F83th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,835 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7397th percentile
- Median home value
- $422k74th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,623/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.52%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.991th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%
- Violent crime rate
- 418 per 100k83th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,701 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6665th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,312 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 71°F | 39°F | 1.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Feb | 74°F | 41°F | 1.1″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Mar | 80°F | 46°F | 1.0″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Apr | 87°F | 51°F | 0.2″ | — | 348 hrs |
| May | 95°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 397 hrs |
| Jun | 104°F | 67°F | 0.1″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Jul | 106°F | 76°F | 1.0″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Aug | 105°F | 75°F | 1.3″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Sep | 101°F | 69°F | 0.7″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Oct | 91°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Nov | 79°F | 45°F | 0.7″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 69°F | 38°F | 0.9″ | — | 238 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