Scottsdale, AZ

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,281
Cooling need
2,919

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Climate change signal

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

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