Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Glendale, AZ
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Glendale, AZ, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Glendale. Kids and teens under 18 are 25% of the Glendale population, compared with 22% across the US (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so youth sizes of the house tee and hoodie are worth stocking for young riders and their parents.
Glendale by the numbers
Glendale has 260,572 residents, up 4.9% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Maricopa County has 302 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.64 for every 10,000 residents, slightly above the national figure of 0.60. 66% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 14% from 264 in 2018.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Maricopa County as a whole has 4,689,558 residents, up 6% since 2020. Maricopa County has one sporting goods store for every 15,530 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 260,572
- Since 2020
- +4.9%
- County
- Maricopa County
- Sporting goods stores in Maricopa County, 2023
- 302
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.64 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Median age
- 34.6 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 25% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 105°F
- Coldest month, average low
- December, 40°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 176
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 4
- Rain, a year
- 8.3 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 3
Weather: Youngtown station, 4 mi from Glendale's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals). People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Glendale's weather means for skate and surf shops
July averages a high of 105°F in Glendale, so summer sessions move to dawn and after dark, and the summer rack should be light tees, tanks and mesh-back caps. Highs drop under a 65°F average only in December, but December lows average 40°F, so a midweight hoodie sells for dawn sessions even in a warm climate. Summer heat and cold winter mornings sit far apart, so a long-sleeve tee or a light crewneck bridges spring and fall and keeps the rack from swinging between extremes. About 115 days a year reach 100°F, three months' worth or more, so summer is the slow season for outdoor riding and a good window for a collab or cap release that sells in the shop. With roughly 8.3 inches of rain a year, outdoor contests and release parties rarely need a rain date, so they can be planned around the calendar, not the forecast.
| Month in Glendale | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65°F | 41°F | 1 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| February | 69°F | 44°F | 1.3 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| March | 77°F | 49°F | 1 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| April | 84°F | 55°F | 0.3 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| May | 93°F | 64°F | 0.1 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| June | 102°F | 72°F | 0 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| July | 105°F | 80°F | 0.8 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| August | 104°F | 79°F | 1 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| September | 98°F | 73°F | 0.7 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| October | 87°F | 60°F | 0.6 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| November | 74°F | 48°F | 0.6 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| December | 64°F | 40°F | 0.9 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Glendale.
Orders ship to Glendale from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Arizona.
Glendale is about 316 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Glendale is USPS zone 3. Glendale is on Mountain Standard Time all year: one hour ahead of the shop's Pacific time in winter and the same time in summer.
Nearby cities with their own pages: Phoenix (13 mi).
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Glendale
What should a skate or surf shop in Glendale keep on the rack in winter?
A small fleece section, not a fleece wall: winter is just December under a 65°F average high, so a midweight hoodie and a long sleeve next to the tees are enough.
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