Phoenix has an average annual rainfall of 8.04 inches, an average temperature of 75.05 degrees and an annual high temperature of 86.7 degrees. The Heard Museum has an extensive collection of American Indian artifacts, including the largest kachina doll collection (donated in part by the late Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater) of any museum in the country. The Heard Museum (American Indian) Desert Botanical Garden (the world's largest collection of desert plants) Taliesin West (UNESCO World Heritage Site) the Phoenix Art Museum (the Southwest's largest art museum) the Arizona Science Center the Hall of Flame (the world's largest collection of fire-fighting equipment) Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park (Hohokam) and the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) are among the cultural hot spots. Phoenix has museums to suit nearly every taste. Greater Phoenix is the corporate headquarters of eight Fortune 500 companies: Avnet, Carvana, Freeport-McMoRan, Insight Enterprises, ON Semiconductor (2022), Opendoor Technologies, Republic Services, and Taylor Morrison Homes.
Phoenix is home to one of the largest municipal parks in North America. South Mountain Park and Preserve covers more than 16,000 acres and has more than 50 miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trails. There are six lakes within a 75-minute drive of downtown Phoenix. Greater Phoenix consistently ranks among the nation’s top cities in the number of Five Diamond and Four Diamond and Five Star and Four Star hotels and resorts. Greater Phoenix is home to more than 160 golf clubs that offer more than 185 different golf courses. The City paid $35,300 in cash and took out a $64,700 mortgage.Ĭheck out Sky Harbor’s website for information about security, flights, accessibility and the PHX Sky Train, or visit the airport's statistics page for information on passenger counts and flight operations. Sky Harbor was purchased by the City of Phoenix in July of 1935 for $100,000. Sky Harbor has a $38 billion annual economic impact. More than 44 million people traveled through Sky Harbor in 2022.
Sky Harbor is a hub for two major carriers (American Airlines and Southwest Airlines). With about 1,200 daily flights, Sky Harbor is also one of the most convenient airports. It serves more than 45 million passengers a year and goes to more than 120 domestic and international destinations, making it one of the busiest airports in the nation. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, dubbed America's Friendliest Airport, is the main airport for the Greater Phoenix area. Greater Phoenix is located in the Sonoran Desert, which is one of the wettest and greenest deserts in North America, thanks to between 3 and 15 inches of annual rainfall. Maricopa County - where Greater Phoenix is located - covers 9,224 square miles. Greater Phoenix hotel inventory: More than 70,000 guest rooms at over 500 hotels, and 40 full-service resort properties. Regional population: 5 million (10th most populated metro area in the U.S., according to 2022 U.S. Greater Phoenix (Phoenix & Central Region) The JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa has 950 rooms, Arizona Grand Resort & Spa has 744 rooms, the Arizona Biltmore, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, has 703 rooms, and the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa has 735 rooms. The largest hotel in Phoenix is Sheraton Phoenix Downtown with 1,003 rooms. Hotel inventory (city proper): 165 hotel and resort properties with over 26,400 hotel rooms for visitors, as of June 2023. Visit our weather page for monthly averages.
Temperature: 75 degrees Fahrenheit year-round average. Population rank (city proper): Fifth in the United States Population (city proper): 1.64 million (2022 Census estimate)
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