Statewide · Yuma to Flagstaff to Bisbee
Arizona's home rules, checked at the source.
Whether your job needs a permit in your city, which contractor license covers it, and what the heat does to a house where you live. Every row shows where it came from and the day we read it.
Maricopa County
Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl. Airport · our choice of station
- July high
- 106.5°F
- Days ≥ 100°F
- 111.3
- Jul–Sep rain
- 2.41 in
Coconino County
- July high
- 82°F
Pima County
- July high
- 100.2°F
NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals, one station per county. All counties
Seven trades, Arizona's rules for each
What the state licenses, what your city permits, and where we can send you. Five trades have a Phoenix-metro directory of ours behind them.
Electrical
Upgrade a panel or add an EV charger
- License
- R-11
- Permit rules
- 3 confirmed, 20 cities read
Pools
Remodel a pool or fence it
- License
- B-5 · B-6 · B-10
- Permit rules
- 3 confirmed, 20 cities read
Two checks before you hire
Does the job need a permit, and does it need a licensed contractor? Each answer shows where it came from.
Does it need a permit?
Check a job in your city
Check with the city
From our permits-by-city table: 20 cities, 11 jobs · see every city
Does it need a licensed contractor?
Arizona's handyman exemption
Someone without a contractor's license may take a job only if every one of these is true. Tick the ones that are.
Tick each one that is trueThe answer shows here.
A.R.S. 32-1121(A)(14) · checked Oct 21, 2026 · read the statute
The tables behind every answer
Each row carries the page it came from and the day we read it.
- Permits by city 20 cities Whether a permit is needed, job by job. 40 of 220 city and job pairs confirmed from the city's own pages. Checked Oct 2026
- Pool barriers by city 20 cities Fence height, gates and latches, with the code each city cites. Checked Oct 2026
- Heat and monsoon by county 15 counties July normal highs, days at or above 100°F and July to September rain, with the National Weather Service pages. Checked Oct 2026
- Climate by month 15 counties Twelve months of normal highs, lows and rain for each county's station. Checked Oct 2026
- Contractor licenses 25 classes Which license class covers which job, the handyman limit, and how to check a contractor. Checked Oct 2026
Read by city or by question
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