Arizona Climate

How Arizona's latest month ranks since 1895, the normals at its main weather stations, and the climate page for every town.

How Arizona is running

NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.

August 2026 in Arizona: 83.9°F (+4.4 °F against 1991-2020), the 2nd warmest in 132 years on record.

August 2026 in Arizona: 1.73 in (-0.19 in against 1991-2020), the 45th driest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Arizona: 67.0°F (+4.0 °F against 1991-2020), the warmest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Arizona: 5.92 in (-1.95 in against 1991-2020), the 16th driest in 132 years on record.

Warmest August: 84.1°F in 2020
Coolest August: 74.0°F in 1968
Wettest August: 4.22 in in 1951
Driest August: 0.60 in in 2020

Every year since 1895

Main weather stations

Annual 1991-2020 normals at the first-order (airport and Weather Service) stations; freeze dates are the median for 32°F.

Station	Avg high	Avg low	Precipitation	Snowfall	Last freeze	First freeze
Douglas Bisbee Inl AP	79.2°F	45.4°F	11.83 in		April 11	November 2
Elgin 5 S	75.4°F	44.1°F	15.37 in		April 18	November 1
Flagstaff Pulliam AP	61.8°F	31.9°F	20.52 in	90.1 in	June 4	September 28
Ft Huachuca Pioneer Airfield	76.9°F	48.6°F	14.94 in		March 16	November 21
Grand Canyon Np AP	64.0°F	29.5°F	13.36 in		June 17	September 24
Kingman Mohave CO AP	77.3°F	47.9°F	8.00 in		April 2	November 11
Nogales Intl AP	80.7°F	48.8°F	14.62 in		March 20	November 17
Page Muni AP	71.9°F	49.7°F	6.13 in		March 7	November 15
Payson	73.8°F	40.2°F	19.84 in	18.5 in	April 29	October 24
Phoenix Deer Valley Muni AP	84.3°F	60.6°F	8.90 in		January 8	December 25
Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl AP	87.1°F	64.1°F	7.22 in		Rare	Rare
Prescott Love Fld	71.2°F	42.3°F	12.85 in		April 20	October 27
Safford Muni AP	81.4°F	51.4°F	7.98 in		March 8	November 20
Scottsdale Muni AP	85.0°F	61.5°F	8.73 in		January 6	December 26
St Johns Industrial AP	70.7°F	37.6°F	9.09 in		May 3	October 10
Tucson 11 W	83.2°F	56.3°F	11.14 in		February 8	December 10
Tucson Intl AP	84.0°F	57.3°F	10.61 in	0.1 in	February 5	December 9
Williams 35 Nnw	66.0°F	37.7°F	11.97 in		May 9	October 19
Window Rock AP	66.5°F	31.9°F	11.35 in		May 29	September 28
Winslow Muni AP	72.5°F	40.8°F	6.52 in		April 27	October 18
Yuma 27 Ene	87.1°F	59.2°F	4.00 in		January 11	December 21
Yuma Mcas	88.1°F	63.8°F	3.28 in	0.0 in	Rare	Rare
Yuma Proving Ground	87.9°F	61.8°F	3.55 in	0.0 in	January 4	December 25

Frost dates at every station in Arizona

Counties

Towns

Sources

Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020. Both public domain.