Show Low, AZ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SHOW LOW AP, AZ US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Show Low has an annual average temperature of 53.1°F with about 15.7 inches of precipitation per year and 19.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.3°F), and the coldest is December (average low 23.4°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.97 in) and June the driest (0.42 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,773
Cooling need
489

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

92 of 366 (25.1%) of Show Low'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.

1960s
16
1970s
44
1980s
56
1990s
60
2000s
76
2010s
47
2020s
67

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 46.0°F 23.6°F 34.8°F 1.35 in 4.0 in 7
February 51.0°F 26.8°F 38.9°F 1.16 in 3.8 in 7
March 58.0°F 31.3°F 44.7°F 0.91 in 2.3 in 6
April 64.9°F 36.8°F 50.9°F 0.57 in 1.6 in 4
May 73.6°F 44.5°F 59.0°F 0.62 in 4
June 83.9°F 53.7°F 68.8°F 0.42 in 3
July 85.3°F 59.2°F 72.2°F 2.35 in 13
August 82.8°F 57.7°F 70.2°F 2.97 in 15
September 78.3°F 52.0°F 65.1°F 1.44 in 7
October 68.1°F 40.6°F 54.3°F 1.35 in 0.4 in 6
November 56.4°F 31.0°F 43.7°F 1.19 in 1.9 in 5
December 45.8°F 23.4°F 34.6°F 1.37 in 5.4 in 7

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