Phoenix, AZ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PHOENIX DEER VALLEY MUNI AP, AZ US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Phoenix has an annual average temperature of 72.5°F with about 8.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 104.0°F), and the coldest is December (average low 42.7°F). February is typically the wettest month (1.21 in) and June the driest (0.03 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,035
Cooling need
3,729

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

196 of 366 (53.6%) of Phoenix'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.

1990s
12
2000s
121
2010s
103
2020s
130

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 65.4°F 44.1°F 54.8°F 1.17 in 4
February 68.1°F 46.1°F 57.1°F 1.21 in 4
March 75.0°F 50.9°F 62.9°F 1.09 in 3
April 82.5°F 56.6°F 69.6°F 0.35 in 2
May 91.5°F 64.7°F 78.1°F 0.19 in 1
June 101.5°F 72.7°F 87.1°F 0.03 in 1
July 104.0°F 80.8°F 92.4°F 0.81 in 4
August 102.5°F 80.5°F 91.5°F 0.96 in 5
September 97.5°F 74.7°F 86.1°F 0.71 in 3
October 86.3°F 62.7°F 74.5°F 0.67 in 3
November 74.0°F 50.8°F 62.4°F 0.90 in 3
December 63.9°F 42.7°F 53.3°F 0.81 in 4

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