Clarkdale, AZ

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

BWk Desert (cold) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Clarkdale has an annual average temperature of 63.5°F with about 12 inches of precipitation per year and 1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 101.1°F), and the coldest is December (average low 29.4°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.15 in) and June the driest (0.18 in). Snow typically falls from December through April.

Annual swing
39.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,493
Cooling need
1,953

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

183 of 366 (50%) of Clarkdale'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.

1970s
3
1980s
55
1990s
53
2000s
51
2010s
90
2020s
114

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 60.9°F 29.8°F 45.3°F 1.10 in 0.2 in 5
February 64.5°F 32.7°F 48.6°F 0.99 in 0.1 in 5
March 71.2°F 37.6°F 54.4°F 1.01 in 0.1 in 5
April 78.9°F 43.0°F 61.0°F 0.43 in 0.2 in 3
May 87.9°F 50.8°F 69.4°F 0.42 in 3
June 98.9°F 59.3°F 79.1°F 0.18 in 1
July 101.1°F 66.8°F 83.9°F 1.64 in 8
August 98.4°F 65.5°F 82.0°F 2.15 in 8
September 93.1°F 58.4°F 75.7°F 1.30 in 5
October 82.6°F 46.7°F 64.7°F 0.96 in 4
November 70.5°F 36.0°F 53.3°F 0.70 in 0.1 in 3
December 59.8°F 29.4°F 44.6°F 1.12 in 0.3 in 4

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