Phoenix Facts
Downtown Phoenix at dusk (Photo: Greater Phoenix CVB)
• Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the U.S.
• Greater Phoenix has a population of 2.8 million
• Phoenix averages 300 sun-filled days a year with an average high temperature of 85 degrees.
• More than 12 million people visit Phoenix a year and more than 25 million visit Arizona a year.
• Sky Harbor International Airport is the world’s sixth busiest airport.
• The three major industries are high-tech manufacturing, tourism and construction.
• Greater Phoenix is the home to 190+ golf courses.
• Six lakes are located within a 75 mile drive of Phoenix.
• Arizona is home to 23 reservations representing 21 different Native American tribes.
Weather
Blooming Desert (Photo: Greater Phoenix CVB)
The Valley of the Sun averages more than 300 sun-filled days per year with an annual average temperature of 72.6 degrees.
Listed below are the average monthly temperatures in Phoenix.
|
Month
|
High Fahrenheit
|
Low Fahrenheit
|
|
January
|
65.2
|
39.4
|
|
February
|
69.7
|
42.5
|
|
March
|
74.5
|
46.7
|
|
April
|
83.1
|
53.0
|
|
May
|
92.4
|
61.5
|
|
June
|
102.3
|
70.6
|
|
July
|
105.0
|
79.5
|
|
August
|
102.3
|
77.5
|
|
September
|
98.2
|
70.9
|
|
October
|
87.7
|
59.1
|
|
November
|
74.3
|
46.9
|
|
December
|
66.4
|
40.2
|
|
