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City in Arizona, United States

Yuma

$292kMedian Home
360Sunny Days/yr
90°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation94kCenter elevation141 ft
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Hot season is intense, with mostly dry year-round. The hottest stretch is likely to shape daily routines. The air stays fairly dry through the year. Air quality can be a watchout.

About Yuma

Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The city's population was 95,548 at the 2020 census, up from the 2010 census population of 93,064.Wikipedia

Intense hot seasonNo real winterDry year-round
Place

Where It Is

Location Context
Yuma, Arizona
Latitude32.73°
Longitude-114.62°
Population94k
Center elevation141 ft

State Context

ArizonaU.S. state

Arizona is a landlocked state in the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix, which is the most populous state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States. Arizona is divided into 15 counties.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 2.50%Avg sales tax: 8.37%Property tax: 0.51%Official school data available

About the Region

Desert Southwest

The Desert Southwest — Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico — shares a climate defined by heat, aridity, and extraordinary landscape. Phoenix has grown into one of the country's largest cities on the premise of air-conditioned suburban living, a bargain for decades that is being stress-tested by climate shifts pushing summer highs above 110°F and placing long-term water resources under pressure. Las Vegas offers Nevada's zero income tax and extraordinary entertainment infrastructure against the same water equation tied to a shrinking Colorado River.

Tucson, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe offer a different profile: human-scale cities with deep roots in Spanish colonial and Indigenous traditions, lower costs than their larger neighbors, and the landscape that draws artists, retirees, and outdoor enthusiasts. The region's sunlight is exceptional — Phoenix regularly exceeds 300 sunny days per year — and the cultural texture across New Mexico in particular is unlike anywhere else in the United States.

Outdoors

Nature Access

Nature & Park Feeds

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People

City Profile

Urban Feel795/mi²residents
Median Age32 yrs
College Educated20%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home7%of workforce
Poverty Rate16%
Practical

Cost of Living

Housing
$1k/mo
Median rent
$292k
Median home price
Rent burden27% of income
Household Income
$59k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Safety Score
62
School Rating
7.3/10
Internet
Fiber
1%
Cable
93%
address availability
The year

Climate

Sunshine
360
sunny days per year
99% of the year
Avg High Temp
90°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Dry air
29% warm season / 37% cool season
Comfort Score
50/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
41°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
3"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
43
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
3" of precipitation per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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dry air much of the year
Summer 29% · Winter 37% · Jun-Jan 23-40%
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Watchouts

Natural Hazard Risk

Flood Risk
moderate
FEMA classification
Wildfire Risk
minimal
FEMA rating
Poor Air Days
34 days
per year with AQI > 100
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