Region · United States
Where to stay in Arizona
This guide covers 24 destinations in Arizona, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 102 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Phoenix, Tucson and Mesa. Across its destinations, November to March are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX).
- Destinations in this guide
- 24
- Places to stay
- 102
- Comfortable in the most places
- November to March
- Main airport
- PHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
Destinations
Destinations in Arizona
Every destination in this guide in Arizona, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsdale | 241,361 | 30 | PHX · 10 km |
| Phoenix | 1,608,139 | 18 | PHX · 7 km |
| Tucson | 542,629 | 9 | TUS · 12 km |
| Tempe | 180,587 | 8 | PHX · 6 km |
| Chandler | 275,987 | 6 | AZA · 17 km |
| Flagstaff | 76,831 | 5 | FLG · 8 km |
| Catalina Foothills | 52,401 | 5 | TUS · 20 km |
| Yuma | 95,548 | 4 | YUM · 5 km |
| Casas Adobes | 70,973 | 4 | TUS · 27 km |
| Mesa | 504,258 | 2 | PHX · 16 km |
| Glendale | 248,325 | 2 | PHX · 24 km |
| Casa Grande | 53,658 | 2 | AZA · 48 km |
| Gilbert | 267,918 | 1 | AZA · 13 km |
| Peoria | 190,985 | 1 | PHX · 27 km |
| Surprise | 143,148 | 1 | PHX · 40 km |
| Alhambra | 127,764 | 1 | PHX · 14 km |
| Goodyear | 95,294 | 1 | PHX · 33 km |
| Maricopa | 58,125 | 1 | PHX · 42 km |
| Marana | 51,908 | 1 | TUS · 45 km |
| San Tan Valley | 99,894 | AZA · 17 km | |
| Buckeye | 91,502 | PHX · 55 km | |
| Avondale | 89,334 | PHX · 32 km | |
| Queen Creek | 59,519 | AZA · 5 km | |
| Lake Havasu City | 57,144 | HII · 10 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Arizona
102 hotels in Arizona recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Arizona
From the climate of 24 destinations in Arizona with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: November to March.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 of 24 | 20 °C | 26 mm |
| February | 21 of 24 | 22 °C | 27 mm |
| March | 23 of 24 | 25 °C | 22 mm |
| April | 8 of 24 | 30 °C | 7 mm |
| May | 1 of 24 | 35 °C | 3 mm |
| June | 1 of 24 | 40 °C | 2 mm |
| July | 1 of 24 | 41 °C | 27 mm |
| August | 1 of 24 | 40 °C | 33 mm |
| September | 1 of 24 | 38 °C | 16 mm |
| October | 3 of 24 | 32 °C | 13 mm |
| November | 23 of 24 | 25 °C | 16 mm |
| December | 21 of 24 | 19 °C | 23 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Arizona
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Arizona name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
AZA · Mesa Gateway Airport
TUS · Tucson International Airport
YUM · Yuma International Airport / Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
FLG · Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
HII · Lake Havasu City Airport
PRC · Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field
MXL · General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport
IPL · Imperial County Airport
GCN · Grand Canyon National Park Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Arizona, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in United States
Regional holidays observed in Arizona
Nearby
Regions near Arizona
Other regions of United States with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.