Sedona, AZ

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sedona has an annual average temperature of 63°F with about 17.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 96.9°F), and the coldest is December (average low 32.8°F). February is typically the wettest month (2.17 in) and June the driest (0.16 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,487
Cooling need
1,773

Best time to visit Sedona

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

21 of 366 (5.7%) of Sedona'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
18
1950s
44
1960s
36
1970s
53
1980s
66
1990s
54
2000s
74
2010s
0
2020s
21

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 58.3°F 34.0°F 46.2°F 2.04 in 6
February 61.3°F 36.2°F 48.8°F 2.17 in 6
March 67.5°F 39.8°F 53.7°F 1.94 in 6
April 74.7°F 44.0°F 59.4°F 0.77 in 3
May 83.7°F 53.2°F 68.4°F 0.68 in 3
June 94.1°F 61.2°F 77.7°F 0.16 in 1
July 96.9°F 67.6°F 82.3°F 1.62 in 6
August 94.2°F 66.9°F 80.6°F 2.04 in 9
September 88.8°F 61.4°F 75.1°F 1.72 in 5
October 78.7°F 51.0°F 64.8°F 1.38 in 3
November 66.9°F 40.9°F 53.9°F 1.12 in 3
December 57.8°F 32.8°F 45.3°F 1.48 in 4

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