Apache Junction, AZ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from APACHE JUNCTION 5 NE, AZ US.

BWh Desert (hot) climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Apache Junction has an annual average temperature of 71.9°F with about 12.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 105.2°F), and the coldest is December (average low 42.2°F). February is typically the wettest month (1.65 in) and June the driest (0.05 in).

Annual swing
37.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,029
Cooling need
3,513

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136 of 366 (37.2%) of Apache Junction's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1980s
35
1990s
103
2000s
70
2010s
61
2020s
97

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 66.7°F 42.8°F 54.7°F 1.54 in 5
February 70.1°F 43.9°F 57.0°F 1.65 in 5
March 77.1°F 47.6°F 62.4°F 1.33 in 4
April 84.7°F 52.6°F 68.6°F 0.52 in 2
May 93.4°F 60.4°F 76.9°F 0.26 in 2
June 103.0°F 69.1°F 86.0°F 0.05 in 1
July 105.2°F 77.0°F 91.1°F 1.37 in 4
August 103.8°F 76.4°F 90.1°F 1.50 in 6
September 99.2°F 71.2°F 85.2°F 1.07 in 4
October 88.4°F 60.1°F 74.2°F 0.71 in 3
November 75.6°F 49.8°F 62.7°F 1.01 in 3
December 65.6°F 42.2°F 53.9°F 1.54 in 4

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