South Tucson, AZ

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

South Tucson has an annual average temperature of 71.2°F with about 11.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is June (average high 100.5°F), and the coldest is December (average low 41.5°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.63 in) and May the driest (0.17 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,077
Cooling need
3,309

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of South Tucson'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.

1890s
16
1900s
17
1910s
28
1920s
23
1930s
19
1940s
31
1950s
71
1960s
49
1970s
33
1980s
34
1990s
37
2000s
8

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 65.9°F 42.3°F 54.1°F 0.88 in 4
February 68.9°F 44.9°F 56.9°F 0.84 in 5
March 75.7°F 50.0°F 62.9°F 0.56 in 4
April 82.6°F 55.9°F 69.2°F 0.33 in 2
May 91.0°F 64.2°F 77.6°F 0.17 in 1
June 100.5°F 73.1°F 86.8°F 0.29 in 2
July 99.7°F 76.9°F 88.3°F 2.05 in 9
August 98.0°F 76.2°F 87.1°F 2.63 in 10
September 94.8°F 71.7°F 83.3°F 1.70 in 3
October 85.7°F 60.3°F 73.0°F 0.58 in 3
November 74.6°F 49.5°F 62.0°F 0.62 in 2
December 64.9°F 41.5°F 53.2°F 0.92 in 4

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