Low humidity helps to make summer's heat more bearable.
At 2,400 feet above sea level, Tucson's Sonoran Desert is a surprisingly lush mountainous landscape. The necklace of mountain ranges that encircles the city is teeming with indigenous plants and animal life. Culture Tucson's blend of Native American, Spanish and Anglo heritages forms the core of the city's rich cultural offerings. Surrounded by Desert With 11 inches of rain a year, you know that even in the city you're at the northern edge of the Sonoran desert. Despite the dry conditions, the area teems with wildlife and desert-adapted vegetation, including the incredible saguaro cactus.