Pima County, Arizona Introduction
Pima County is mostly the Tucson Metropolitan Area, in terms of population. There are plenty of towns and villages outside of Tucson and its suburbs, but you won’t find many condos for sale in Pima County outside of the big city or the towns we talk about below.

In this piece, we’ll look at Pima County as a whole, including its climate, the demographics of its people and the recreational amenities the region has to offer. We’ll get to know why so many people are eager to buy a condo in Pima County, and just where the best Pima County condos can be found.

We’ll look at Tucson, AZ in depth, and some of the more popular neighborhoods within it. We’ll also explore a few of the larger towns in the county besides Tucson, such as Marana, AZ and Oro Valley, AZ.




The Climate in Pima County
Arizona isn’t all what you see in the cowboy movies, and before you decide whether renting a condo in Pima County is a good idea, you should find out what the weather is really like there.

First off, Pima County is dry. It isn’t all desert – some of it is prime agricultural land, and most of the settlements are along rivers – but it doesn’t rain a lot. Pima County gets 13 inches of rain most years, just over 1/3 of the national average. It hardly ever snows either, with Pima County receiving an average of just one inch of snow per year.

Second, Pima County is very sunny. It gets 285 sunny days in the average year, compared to the national average of 205. In the summer, this translates to high temperatures. The average high temperature in July is 100 degrees F. However, this also makes for mild winters. The average low temperature in January is 38 degrees F. This is a solid 3 degrees warmer than most of the state.



Things To See And Do In Pima County
There is more to Pima County than Tucson and its suburbs, but not a lot more. Before you make a decision on that Pima County condo for sale, we really feel you should visit. Whether you’ll be spending time in the county seat of Tucson or in some of the county’s scenic smaller towns, you’ll have plenty to occupy yourself.

Examples include the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (featuring a zoo, botanical garden, natural history museum, and aquarium), the Biosphere 2 Living science Center, Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Old Tucson (where many of those cowboy movies were filmed), the Pima Air & Space Museum and the Southern Arizona Heritage & Visitor Center.