Scottsdale, AZ
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PINNACLE PEAK, AZ US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Scottsdale has an annual average temperature of 69.6°F with about 11.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 99.4°F), and the coldest is December (average low 42.0°F). February is typically the wettest month (1.67 in) and June the driest (0.07 in).
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All-time records →266 of 366 (72.7%) of Scottsdale'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.
| 2000s | 65 | |
| 2010s | 101 | |
| 2020s | 200 |
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 | 63.5°F | 43.0°F | 53.2°F | 1.47 in | — | — |
| February | 65.9°F | 44.7°F | 55.3°F | 1.67 in | — | — |
| March | 71.5°F | 48.6°F | 60.0°F | 1.48 in | — | — |
| April | 78.5°F | 53.7°F | 66.1°F | 0.47 in | — | — |
| May | 86.6°F | 61.6°F | 74.1°F | 0.27 in | — | — |
| June | 96.3°F | 71.3°F | 83.8°F | 0.07 in | — | — |
| July | 99.4°F | 75.9°F | 87.7°F | 1.00 in | — | — |
| August | 98.1°F | 74.9°F | 86.5°F | 1.25 in | — | — |
| September | 93.7°F | 70.7°F | 82.2°F | 0.83 in | — | — |
| October | 83.1°F | 60.6°F | 71.9°F | 0.95 in | — | — |
| November | 72.1°F | 50.4°F | 61.2°F | 0.76 in | — | — |
| December | 63.2°F | 42.0°F | 52.6°F | 1.39 in | — | — |
Climate twins of Scottsdale
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