According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 12.3 square miles (32 km2), all land.

Winslow experiences a dry, temperate arid climate (Köppen BWk), with a wide diurnal temperature variation year-round, averaging 56 °F (13.3 °C).

Winters are cool and dry, while summers are hot, and bringing the largest portion of the annual precipitation, which is 7.01 inches (178 mm); snowfall averages 8.1 inches (21 cm) per season (July 1 through June 30 of the subsequent year).

[12] Winslow is served by Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport (IATA: INW, ICAO: KINW), originally constructed by Transcontinental Air Transport; however, there is no commercial airline service.

Winslow's railroad station has twice-daily Amtrak service (one train eastbound and one westbound) with the Southwest Chief.

The city is on BNSF's Southern Transcon route that runs between Los Angeles and Chicago, Illinois.

Winslow also has an annual Standin' On The Corner street festival, traditionally held the last week of September.

The memorial was constructed using two beams recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center towers in New York City.

A large number of citizens donated time and money to the erection of the memorial, which was in place and celebrated on the first anniversary of the event, September 11, 2002.

In the era of steam locomotives, Winslow was an important stop on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway for adding water and fuel.

When the facility at Barstow, California was given the engineering responsibility for newer diesel locomotives, Winslow began its slow decline.

[15] In the 1970s, Winslow was chosen as the site of one of ten Decision Information Distribution System radio stations, designed to alert the public of an enemy attack.

Winslow was mentioned in the popular 1972 song "Take It Easy" written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey and performed by the Eagles.