Hot desert
Tucson, Arizona
Pima County, Arizona · Population 543k · 2,484 ft elevation
Living in Tucson
Tucson has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 100°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Tucson is an outdoor hub: about 34% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Tucson at a glance
- Population
- 543k
- Elevation
- 2,484 ft
- Average daily high
- 84°F96th percentile
- Average daily low
- 58°F89th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,728 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $242k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,079/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.582th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%
- Violent crime rate
- 368 per 100k78th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,060 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 34%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,543 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 41°F | 0.8″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Feb | 69°F | 43°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 76°F | 48°F | 0.6″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 54°F | 0.2″ | — | 347 hrs |
| May | 92°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Jun | 101°F | 71°F | 0.2″ | — | 392 hrs |
| Jul | 100°F | 77°F | 2.2″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 99°F | 75°F | 2.0″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Sep | 95°F | 71°F | 1.3″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Oct | 87°F | 59°F | 0.7″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 48°F | 0.6″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 41°F | 1.0″ | — | 246 hrs |
Near Tucson
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology