Hot semi-arid
Wickenburg, Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 7.5k · 2,057 ft elevation
Living in Wickenburg
Wickenburg has a hot semi-arid climate: scorching summers (July highs around 104°F) and mild winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% 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.
Wickenburg is an outdoor hub: about 38% 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.
Wickenburg at a glance
- Population
- 7.5k
- Elevation
- 2,057 ft
- Average daily high
- 84°F96th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,687 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7397th percentile
- Median home value
- $449k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $975/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.41%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 141 per 100k42th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 796 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 38%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 38%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,379 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 34°F | 1.2″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 37°F | 1.6″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Mar | 75°F | 41°F | 1.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Apr | 82°F | 46°F | 0.3″ | — | 336 hrs |
| May | 91°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Jun | 101°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Jul | 104°F | 73°F | 1.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Aug | 103°F | 72°F | 2.0″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Sep | 97°F | 64°F | 1.0″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Oct | 86°F | 51°F | 0.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 40°F | 0.8″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Dec | 64°F | 33°F | 1.1″ | 0.1″ | 229 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