Phoenix Live Cam

With sunny days 86 percent of the time, it’s easy to see why Phoenix and its suburbs are known as the Valley of the Sun, or simply, the Valley. The climate is probably the city’s most distinguishing feature, and is a major attraction for many visitors and new residents—especially those from colder parts of the country.

The Valley is a place where shorts are acceptable attire year-round, where people tend to take it easy in the summer, and where rain is a major news event. Grass seed is planted in October and the leaves change in December. Unheated swimming pools can be used as early as April, but the water cools off by late September—even when daytime highs are still in the 100s.