Superior, AZ

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

BSh Semi-arid (hot) climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Superior has an annual average temperature of 70.2°F with about 17.8 inches of precipitation per year and 0.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 98.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 44.1°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.56 in) and June the driest (0.29 in). Snow typically falls from February through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,221
Cooling need
3,093

Best time to visit Superior

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Superior'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.

1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
31
1960s
51
1970s
95
1980s
74
1990s
46
2000s
69

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 62.1°F 44.2°F 53.1°F 2.23 in 5
February 64.8°F 46.3°F 55.5°F 2.21 in 0.3 in 6
March 71.5°F 49.3°F 60.4°F 1.87 in 6
April 78.3°F 54.8°F 66.6°F 0.49 in 2
May 86.8°F 63.9°F 75.4°F 0.49 in 2
June 97.2°F 73.0°F 85.1°F 0.29 in 1
July 98.8°F 77.3°F 88.0°F 2.03 in 5
August 97.1°F 76.5°F 86.8°F 2.56 in 8
September 93.3°F 72.2°F 82.7°F 1.25 in 3
October 83.9°F 63.2°F 73.5°F 1.14 in 3
November 72.5°F 52.0°F 62.3°F 1.12 in 3
December 61.9°F 44.1°F 53.0°F 2.12 in 4

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