Pima, AZ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SAFFORD AG CTR, AZ US.

BWh Desert (hot) climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pima has an annual average temperature of 65.1°F with about 8.8 inches of precipitation per year and 0.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 100.0°F), and the coldest is December (average low 30.2°F). August is typically the wettest month (1.84 in) and May the driest (0.18 in). Snow typically falls from January through January.

Annual swing
38.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,169
Cooling need
2,217

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

168 of 366 (45.9%) of Pima'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.

1940s
4
1950s
41
1960s
10
1970s
20
1980s
33
1990s
38
2000s
42
2010s
43
2020s
135

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 62.0°F 30.3°F 46.2°F 0.71 in 0.2 in 5
February 66.8°F 33.9°F 50.4°F 0.66 in 4
March 74.3°F 39.3°F 56.8°F 0.45 in 3
April 82.5°F 45.5°F 64.0°F 0.21 in 2
May 91.4°F 53.6°F 72.5°F 0.18 in 2
June 100.0°F 62.6°F 81.3°F 0.27 in 2
July 99.0°F 69.4°F 84.2°F 1.35 in 8
August 96.9°F 68.0°F 82.5°F 1.84 in 8
September 93.2°F 61.0°F 77.1°F 1.08 in 4
October 84.4°F 48.3°F 66.3°F 0.75 in 4
November 71.7°F 37.4°F 54.6°F 0.51 in 3
December 61.1°F 30.2°F 45.7°F 0.77 in 5

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