Phoenix, Arizona

As you are working on your retirement planning, Phoenix, Arizona may be a city to consider as a place to live.

Phoenix is a city of about 1.5 million people with the majority being either White (55%) or Hispanic (34%). You have plenty of entertainment in the Phoenix area with museums, dining, professional and college sports.

Phoenix averages about 7" of rain per year. If there is snow in Phoenix then you need to think that maybe there is something to the global cooling that the radical environmentalists were talking about in the 1970's.

Phoenix has plenty of sunshine with an average of 299 sunny days per year. Along with the sunshine come warm temperatures. Okay, I'll say it, in some months it is downright hot. December, January and February have average highs in the 60's with December and January each averaging 65 degrees. March and November each average in the 70's. April and October each have average highs in the 80's. May and September each have average highs in the 90's. The come the killer months. June, July and August have average high temperatures of 102, 104 and 102 degrees respectively. I know a lot of people say "it is a dry heat", but anything over 100 degrees is still hot to me.

For those who like hot sunny days and plenty of choices for activities, Phoenix should be on your list of cities to look at as you plan your retirement.