Sierra Vista, AZ

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

BWk Desert (cold) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sierra Vista has an annual average temperature of 61.6°F with about 13 inches of precipitation per year and 0.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 93.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.53 in) and May the driest (0.20 in). Snow typically falls from January through January.

Annual swing
31.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,532
Cooling need
1,311

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

167 of 366 (45.6%) of Sierra Vista'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.

1980s
68
1990s
37
2000s
43
2010s
111
2020s
107

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 61.3°F 29.5°F 45.4°F 0.78 in 0.4 in 4
February 64.4°F 32.6°F 48.5°F 0.64 in 4
March 70.5°F 37.5°F 54.0°F 0.48 in 2
April 77.5°F 42.8°F 60.2°F 0.25 in 1
May 85.0°F 50.4°F 67.7°F 0.20 in 1
June 93.9°F 59.6°F 76.8°F 0.54 in 2
July 91.5°F 62.5°F 77.0°F 3.53 in 12
August 89.5°F 61.5°F 75.5°F 3.31 in 11
September 86.8°F 56.7°F 71.7°F 1.31 in 5
October 80.0°F 47.1°F 63.5°F 0.59 in 3
November 70.0°F 36.8°F 53.4°F 0.53 in 2
December 61.6°F 29.5°F 45.6°F 0.85 in 3

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