Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Phoenix, AZ
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Phoenix, AZ, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Phoenix. Residents under 18 make up 24% of Phoenix, a little above the US share of 22% (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so youth sizes of the house tee earn a regular spot, especially before back-to-school and the holidays.
Phoenix by the numbers
Phoenix has 1,665,481 residents, up 3.6% 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
- 1,665,481
- Since 2020
- +3.6%
- 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
- 34.9 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 24% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 107°F
- Coldest month, average low
- December, 45°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 173
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 1
- Rain, a year
- 7.2 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 4
Weather: Phoenix Airport station, 4 mi from Phoenix'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 Phoenix's weather means for skate and surf shops
July averages a high of 107°F in Phoenix, so summer sessions move to dawn and after dark, and the summer rack should be light tees, tanks and mesh-back caps. December is as cool as it gets, with an average high of 66°F, so a hoodie sells for night sessions and as a souvenir rather than as core stock. Tee weather, a 70°F average high or warmer, runs February to November, long enough to support two tee drops a year, one in spring and one after the worst of the summer heat. About 111 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. Only about 7.2 inches of rain fall a year, so sessions almost never get rained out, and sun cover sells: caps, five-panels and light long sleeves.
| Month in Phoenix | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68°F | 46°F | 0.9 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| February | 71°F | 49°F | 0.9 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| March | 78°F | 55°F | 0.8 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| April | 86°F | 61°F | 0.2 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| May | 95°F | 70°F | 0.1 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| June | 104°F | 79°F | 0 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| July | 107°F | 85°F | 0.9 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| August | 105°F | 84°F | 0.9 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| September | 100°F | 78°F | 0.6 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| October | 89°F | 66°F | 0.6 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| November | 77°F | 54°F | 0.6 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| December | 66°F | 45°F | 0.7 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Phoenix.
Orders ship to Phoenix from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Arizona.
Phoenix is about 326 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Phoenix is USPS zone 4. Phoenix is on Mountain Standard Time all year: one hour ahead of the shop's Pacific time in winter and the same time in summer.
This page also covers Chandler and Scottsdale, which share Maricopa County's figures and the same weather station.
Nearby cities with their own pages: Glendale (13 mi).
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Phoenix
What should a skate or surf shop in Phoenix keep on the rack in winter?
Winter in Phoenix stays mild, even in December, so one lightweight hoodie for early sessions and gifting is enough fleece, and tees, tanks and caps carry the rest.
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