Climate Dry air and clear skies generally characterize Arizona's climate. Climatic conditions vary greatly between the state's mountainous northern parts and its southern desert area. The average annual precipitation is 33 cm statewide, while the desert areas average only 8 cm of precipitation each year. Cultural Profile Arizona boasts many fine orchestras, including the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. There are numerous theater groups in the state, including Spanish-language theater companies.
Dance troupes perform classical, modern, and ethnic dances.
Arizona's museums display the cultural heritage, natural history, arts, and western lore of the state. Some of the state's major museums are the Phoenix Art Museum, The Tucson Museum of Art, the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, and the Heard Museum of Anthropology and Primitive Art in Phoenix. Recreation Arizona has twenty national parklands, seven national forests, and twenty-one state parks. Grand Canyon National Park is one of the most popular parks in the USA, welcoming over four million visitors each year. Some of the other famous sites in the state are the Coronado National Memorial, Painted Rocks State Historic Park, Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park, and Petrified Forest National Park.