Somerton, AZ

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

BWh Desert (hot) climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Somerton has an annual average temperature of 76°F with about 3.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 106.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 46.8°F). September is typically the wettest month (0.68 in) and June the driest (0.01 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
510
Cooling need
4,452

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

121 of 366 (33.1%) of Somerton'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
82
1990s
76
2000s
40
2010s
98
2020s
70

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 69.8°F 47.9°F 58.8°F 0.39 in 3
February 73.4°F 50.4°F 61.9°F 0.38 in 2
March 80.2°F 55.0°F 67.6°F 0.39 in 2
April 86.4°F 59.8°F 73.1°F 0.14 in 1
May 94.3°F 66.9°F 80.6°F 0.06 in 1
June 103.3°F 75.0°F 89.1°F 0.01 in 0
July 106.7°F 82.6°F 94.6°F 0.24 in 1
August 106.4°F 83.2°F 94.8°F 0.20 in 1
September 101.4°F 77.6°F 89.5°F 0.68 in 2
October 90.2°F 65.7°F 78.0°F 0.13 in 1
November 77.7°F 54.4°F 66.1°F 0.23 in 1
December 67.8°F 46.8°F 57.3°F 0.43 in 2

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