Buckeye, AZ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Buckeye has an annual average temperature of 73.3°F with about 8.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 106.5°F), and the coldest is December (average low 42.0°F). February is typically the wettest month (1.20 in) and June the driest (0.03 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
987
Cooling need
3,969

Best time to visit Buckeye

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

22 of 366 (6%) of Buckeye'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.

1910s
10
1920s
20
1930s
38
1940s
39
1950s
42
1960s
38
1970s
43
1980s
55
1990s
52
2000s
4
2010s
13
2020s
12

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 66.1°F 42.9°F 54.5°F 0.96 in 4
February 70.2°F 45.9°F 58.1°F 1.20 in 4
March 77.7°F 51.2°F 64.4°F 0.95 in 3
April 85.5°F 57.0°F 71.3°F 0.29 in 2
May 94.3°F 65.3°F 79.8°F 0.13 in 1
June 104.0°F 73.7°F 88.8°F 0.03 in 0
July 106.5°F 81.2°F 93.8°F 0.76 in 4
August 104.7°F 80.6°F 92.6°F 1.06 in 4
September 99.3°F 73.8°F 86.5°F 0.79 in 3
October 88.1°F 60.9°F 74.5°F 0.57 in 2
November 74.6°F 49.3°F 61.9°F 0.59 in 2
December 64.5°F 42.0°F 53.2°F 0.85 in 4

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