Clifton, AZ
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CLIFTON, AZ US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Clifton has an annual average temperature of 67.3°F with about 17 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 100.4°F), and the coldest is December (average low 35.0°F). August is typically the wettest month (3.28 in) and June the driest (0.43 in).
Best time to visit Clifton
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Clifton'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.
| 1890s | 0 | |
| 1900s | 5 | |
| 1910s | 7 | |
| 1920s | 15 | |
| 1930s | 128 | |
| 1940s | 55 | |
| 1950s | 62 | |
| 1960s | 15 | |
| 1970s | 31 | |
| 1980s | 6 | |
| 1990s | 15 | |
| 2000s | 24 | |
| 2010s | 3 |
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 | 61.2°F | 35.1°F | 48.1°F | 1.25 in | — | 4 |
| February | 65.9°F | 39.1°F | 52.5°F | 1.53 in | — | 5 |
| March | 73.2°F | 45.3°F | 59.3°F | 0.85 in | — | 4 |
| April | 81.2°F | 51.0°F | 66.1°F | 0.47 in | — | 2 |
| May | 90.0°F | 58.7°F | 74.3°F | 0.49 in | — | 2 |
| June | 100.0°F | 68.9°F | 84.4°F | 0.43 in | — | 2 |
| July | 100.4°F | 74.4°F | 87.4°F | 3.12 in | — | 9 |
| August | 97.5°F | 71.6°F | 84.6°F | 3.28 in | — | 11 |
| September | 92.5°F | 65.9°F | 79.2°F | 1.71 in | — | 6 |
| October | 82.6°F | 54.9°F | 68.8°F | 1.45 in | — | 4 |
| November | 69.8°F | 41.5°F | 55.7°F | 1.33 in | — | 3 |
| December | 59.6°F | 35.0°F | 47.3°F | 1.11 in | — | 4 |
Climate twins of Clifton
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