Bagdad, Arizona climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Bagdad's normal year runs from 30°F December nights to 95°F July afternoons, with 15.9 inches of precipitation and 1 inch of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.8°C, December lows of −1°C, July highs of 35°C, 403 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBagdad
- Station IDUSC00020586
- Location34.60°N 113.17°W
- Elevation3,935 ft (1,199 m)
- Population (census place)2,757
On October 23, the normal high in Bagdad is 75°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 7%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bagdad.
- Jan 57° 30°
- Feb 59° 32°
- Mar 65° 36°
- Apr 72° 41°
- May 81° 49°
- Jun 91° 58°
- Jul 95° 66°
- Aug 93° 65°
- Sep 88° 58°
- Oct 77° 47°
- Nov 66° 37°
- Dec 56° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Bagdad each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in August (2.33 in), the least in June (0.21 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 30°F | 43.7°F | 2.14 | 0.2 | 5 | <1 | 17 | 10 h |
| February | 59°F | 32°F | 45.3°F | 2.32 | 0.2 | 5 | <1 | 12 | 11 h |
| March | 65°F | 36°F | 50.5°F | 1.74 | 0.2 | 5 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 41°F | 56.5°F | 0.60 | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 49°F | 65.1°F | 0.37 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 91°F | 58°F | 74.6°F | 0.21 | 0.0 | 1 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 95°F | 66°F | 80.2°F | 1.25 | 0.0 | 5 | 28 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 93°F | 65°F | 79.0°F | 2.33 | 0.0 | 7 | 25 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 88°F | 58°F | 73.0°F | 1.36 | 0.0 | 4 | 16 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 47°F | 62.2°F | 0.89 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 37°F | 51.1°F | 1.03 | 0.0 | 3 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 56°F | 30°F | 43.1°F | 1.64 | 0.4 | 4 | <1 | 18 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 46°F | 60.4°F | 15.88 | 1.1 | 44 | 99 | 60 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | −1°C | 6.5°C | 54 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 15°C | 0°C | 7.4°C | 59 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 18°C | 2°C | 10.3°C | 44 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 22°C | 5°C | 13.6°C | 15 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 10°C | 18.4°C | 9 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 33°C | 14°C | 23.7°C | 5 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 35°C | 19°C | 26.8°C | 32 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 34°C | 18°C | 26.1°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 31°C | 15°C | 22.8°C | 35 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 25°C | 8°C | 16.8°C | 23 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 19°C | 3°C | 10.6°C | 26 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 14°C | −1°C | 6.2°C | 42 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00020586; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Bagdad?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, October and November. Of those, May has the fewest days with rain (2).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00020586.
When is the last frost in Bagdad?
In Bagdad, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 7 in half of years and after May 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 12 in half of years and before October 26 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 71 year in 10 after May 3; 9 in 10 after March 14
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 121 year in 10 before October 26; 9 in 10 before November 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 217 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 251 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 13 in half of springs and before November 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bagdad in zone 9a in ZIP code 86321, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Bagdad's NOAA station is in zone 9a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 20°F (21 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Arizona · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00020586; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Bagdad?
In a normal year in Bagdad, 99 days a year reach 90°F (17 of them 100°F or more), 60 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 44 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 99a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 17a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 60a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 44a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1929) is 114°F, on June 25, 1929; the lowest is 8°F, on December 23, 1990.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1992, with 27.94 in; the snowiest season is 1967–68, with 19.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00020586; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00020586. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Bagdad?
Over a year 91% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Bagdad, 5.8 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (97%) and December the cloudiest (84%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.3 |
| February | 85% | 4.3 |
| March | 89% | 5.8 |
| April | 92% | 7.2 |
| May | 94% | 8.1 |
| June | 97% | 8.6 |
| July | 90% | 7.5 |
| August | 91% | 7.0 |
| September | 93% | 6.2 |
| October | 92% | 4.9 |
| November | 90% | 3.7 |
| December | 84% | 2.9 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Bagdad need?
A normal year in Bagdad brings 3,276 heating degree days, 39% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,616 cooling degree days, 78% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,596 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 659 | 0 |
| February | 550 | 0 |
| March | 451 | 0 |
| April | 266 | 11 |
| May | 94 | 97 |
| June | 7 | 295 |
| July | 0 | 471 |
| August | 0 | 436 |
| September | 11 | 253 |
| October | 141 | 52 |
| November | 419 | 2 |
| December | 679 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,276 | 1,616 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00020586. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Bagdad been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 61.3°F, 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 60.4°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2024 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.5°F | +1.1°F | 14.56 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | 61.3°F | +0.9°F | 21.47 | 1.2 |
Over 61 complete years from 1930 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.2°F per century (+0.06°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00020586; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Bagdad's climate compare?
Bagdad is warmer than 30 of the other 96 places with their own NOAA record in Arizona, and wetter than 68. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 60.4°F is warmer than 76%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Bagdad is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Bagdad's climate
What is the coldest month in Bagdad?
December, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow in Bagdad?
Yes: 1 inch in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (0.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Bagdad?
August, with 2.33 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.21 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Bagdad in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bagdad in zone 9a in ZIP code 86321, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Bagdad's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 20°F (21 years, 1991-2020): zone 9a.
How late can frost come in Bagdad?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 7; in one year in ten it comes after May 3. Waiting until May 3 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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