Quartzsite, AZ

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Quartzsite has an annual average temperature of 73.7°F with about 4.6 inches of precipitation per year and 0.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 108.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 38.8°F). January is typically the wettest month (0.66 in) and June the driest (0.05 in). Snow typically falls from January through January.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,086
Cooling need
4,203

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

52 of 366 (14.2%) of Quartzsite'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.

1900s
11
1910s
17
1920s
33
1930s
123
1940s
4
1950s
1
1960s
18
1970s
22
1980s
11
1990s
35
2000s
32
2010s
35
2020s
24

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 66.6°F 40.2°F 53.4°F 0.66 in 0.2 in 2
February 71.2°F 44.3°F 57.7°F 0.65 in 3
March 78.9°F 50.5°F 64.7°F 0.45 in 2
April 86.6°F 56.8°F 71.7°F 0.13 in 1
May 95.3°F 65.9°F 80.6°F 0.13 in 0
June 105.0°F 75.1°F 90.1°F 0.05 in 0
July 108.7°F 82.3°F 95.5°F 0.47 in 2
August 107.9°F 81.7°F 94.8°F 0.51 in 2
September 101.8°F 73.9°F 87.8°F 0.46 in 2
October 89.5°F 59.7°F 74.6°F 0.23 in 1
November 75.7°F 46.8°F 61.2°F 0.28 in 1
December 64.9°F 38.8°F 51.8°F 0.56 in 2

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