Hot desert
Vail, Arizona
Pima County, Arizona · Population 16k · 3,235 ft elevation
Living in Vail
Vail has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 98°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 (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.
Vail is an outdoor hub: about 42% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,400 ft around town.
Vail at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 3,235 ft
- Average daily high
- 82°F93th percentile
- Average daily low
- 55°F83th 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
- $368k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,854/mo82th percentile
- Median household income
- $121k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.32th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 42%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,412 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64°F | 39°F | 0.8″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 41°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 74°F | 46°F | 0.6″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Apr | 81°F | 51°F | 0.2″ | — | 346 hrs |
| May | 90°F | 60°F | 0.2″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Jun | 99°F | 69°F | 0.2″ | — | 391 hrs |
| Jul | 98°F | 74°F | 2.2″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 96°F | 73°F | 2.0″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 68°F | 1.3″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 57°F | 0.7″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 46°F | 0.6″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Dec | 63°F | 38°F | 1.0″ | — | 247 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