2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Maricopa, AZ vs Sun City, AZ

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Highlights
- Sun City has 12.0% more rainy days than Maricopa.
- Sun City has 1.0% less Sunny Days than Maricopa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sun City scores 0.0% worse than Maricopa
 Maricopa, AZSun City, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny296  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10686
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11422443
Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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Reviews for Sun City    9 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We are so happy to live in Sun City. The Sun City Recreation Centers are available for use by all citizens who pay the yearly membership (required). There are many  More

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Over 15 years ago

Sun City, Arizona is a great place to live either year round or as a snow bird. Sun City has wonderful recreation centers (8 and counting) with over 150 clubs with  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in Payson, but moved away searching for some Culture, drama, & musicals. I really enjoyed the hiking, and ourdoors living in Payson. After I recuperated from  More

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