Thatcher, AZ
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SAFFORD AG CTR, AZ US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Thatcher has an annual average temperature of 65.1°F with about 8.8 inches of precipitation per year and 0.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 100.0°F), and the coldest is December (average low 30.2°F). August is typically the wettest month (1.84 in) and May the driest (0.18 in). Snow typically falls from January through January.
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All-time records →168 of 366 (45.9%) of Thatcher'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.
| 1940s | 4 | |
| 1950s | 41 | |
| 1960s | 10 | |
| 1970s | 20 | |
| 1980s | 33 | |
| 1990s | 38 | |
| 2000s | 42 | |
| 2010s | 43 | |
| 2020s | 135 |
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 | 62.0°F | 30.3°F | 46.2°F | 0.71 in | 0.2 in | 5 |
| February | 66.8°F | 33.9°F | 50.4°F | 0.66 in | — | 4 |
| March | 74.3°F | 39.3°F | 56.8°F | 0.45 in | — | 3 |
| April | 82.5°F | 45.5°F | 64.0°F | 0.21 in | — | 2 |
| May | 91.4°F | 53.6°F | 72.5°F | 0.18 in | — | 2 |
| June | 100.0°F | 62.6°F | 81.3°F | 0.27 in | — | 2 |
| July | 99.0°F | 69.4°F | 84.2°F | 1.35 in | — | 8 |
| August | 96.9°F | 68.0°F | 82.5°F | 1.84 in | — | 8 |
| September | 93.2°F | 61.0°F | 77.1°F | 1.08 in | — | 4 |
| October | 84.4°F | 48.3°F | 66.3°F | 0.75 in | — | 4 |
| November | 71.7°F | 37.4°F | 54.6°F | 0.51 in | — | 3 |
| December | 61.1°F | 30.2°F | 45.7°F | 0.77 in | — | 5 |
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