Hot desert
Tucson Mountains, Arizona
Pima County, Arizona · Population 11k · 2,270 ft elevation
Living in Tucson Mountains
Tucson Mountains has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 101°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Tucson Mountains is an outdoor hub: about 27% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,200 ft around town.
Tucson Mountains at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 2,270 ft
- Average daily high
- 85°F98th percentile
- Average daily low
- 56°F85th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,870 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $457k78th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,417/mo64th percentile
- Median household income
- $133k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.96%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.810th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 23%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,215 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 39°F | 1.0″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Feb | 71°F | 42°F | 0.9″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Mar | 77°F | 46°F | 0.6″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Apr | 84°F | 51°F | 0.3″ | — | 354 hrs |
| May | 93°F | 60°F | 0.2″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jun | 102°F | 69°F | 0.3″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Jul | 101°F | 76°F | 2.0″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Aug | 100°F | 75°F | 2.0″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Sep | 97°F | 69°F | 1.0″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Oct | 87°F | 57°F | 0.7″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Nov | 76°F | 46°F | 0.6″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Dec | 67°F | 39°F | 1.1″ | — | 251 hrs |
Near Tucson Mountains
- Flowing Wells, AZ · 17k
- Casas Adobes, AZ · 71k
- Tucson Estates, AZ · 13k
- South Tucson, AZ · 4.6k
- Drexel Heights, AZ · 28k
- Valencia West, AZ · 14k
- Picture Rocks, AZ · 9.7k
- Oro Valley, AZ · 48k
Largest places in Arizona
- Phoenix, AZ · 1.6M
- Tucson, AZ · 543k
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- Chandler, AZ · 278k
- Gilbert, AZ · 271k
- Glendale, AZ · 250k
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- Peoria, AZ · 194k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology