Here, in Tuba City, we live within the Painted Desert. The Painted Desert is a region in north-central Arizona, characterized by brighlty colored hills and mesas. The range of colors, from red to pink, brown, purple, green and gray, gave this desert its name. Its central portion includes parts of the Navajo and Hopi Indian reservations. Its length is more than 150 miles (240 km), and its width is 15 to 20 miles (24–32 km).
Most of the Painted Desert lies at an elevation of around 5,000 feet (1,500 meters). The climate is arid, with an annual rainfall averaging 6 inches (150 mm).
This is a link to some more detailed information on the overall climate in Tuba City (scroll to the bottom of the web page to view annual precipitation, average temperatures, wind speed, etc.)
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