Hot-summer Mediterranean
Whiteriver, Arizona
Navajo County, Arizona · Population 4.3k · 5,246 ft elevation
Living in Whiteriver
Whiteriver has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 24″ a year, and it is a snowy place (70″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 13 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Whiteriver at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 5,246 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 24″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 70″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,522 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 131th percentile
- Median home value
- $57k0th percentile
- Median rent
- $582/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $38k4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 42%0th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 3%0th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,331 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 26°F | 2.3″ | 16.5″ | 233 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 28°F | 2.2″ | 14.7″ | 226 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 33°F | 2.0″ | 10.4″ | 296 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 38°F | 0.9″ | 4.4″ | 327 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 45°F | 0.8″ | 0.7″ | 367 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 53°F | 0.6″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 59°F | 3.4″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 58°F | 4.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 52°F | 2.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 41°F | 1.7″ | 2.8″ | 297 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 33°F | 1.7″ | 5.2″ | 254 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 15.6″ | 223 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