Bisbee, AZ Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Bisbee's primary NOAA station, BISBEE 1WNW.
The climate verdict for Bisbee
Dryness leads the climate profile for Bisbee, Arizona, with 17.1 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 60°F. Its climate comfort score of 73/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 66% of station-mapped location scores.
- 60°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 73/100
- comfort score, above 66% of station-mapped location scores
- 17.1"
- annual precipitation · 3" snow
- 223 days
- frost-free growing season
Bisbee: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00020775 · Bisbee, AZ 60°F mean · 17.1" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 60°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,077
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elgin
- PRCP-DRY 17.1"
- SWING-MID 31°F
- COMF-MID 73/100
- LOAD-HEAT 2,991 HDD
- STN-1 USC00020775
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Elgin, AZ (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every AZ station list.
- Bisbee (this station) 60°F
- Hot Elgin, AZ 60°F
- Near Chiricahua Nati…, AZ 60°F
- Cold Mt Locke, TX 59°F
- Near New Cuyama Fire, CA 59°F
Climate Living Index · Bisbee
Bisbee: 74/100 · grade B
Bisbee publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Bisbee, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 73/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 42 calendar days | 93/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 223 days/year | 78/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 59.8°F · 7.7° from 67.5°F | 76/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 3.3 inches/year | 73/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 17.1 in · 17.9 from 35 in | 36/100 · F |
Bisbee · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Bisbee's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 75.3°F
- Coldest month
- 44.0°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Bisbee sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Bisbee's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 26% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Bisbee sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 78%
- Bisbee's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 89%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Bisbee is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Bisbee compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Bisbee's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
73 Top 34% score exceeds 66% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56°F (13°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 1.3" | 1.4" | 18.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 60°F (15°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 1.1" | 0.4" | 11.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 67°F (19°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 0.9" | 0.6" | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 73°F (23°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 0.2" | 0.1" | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 0.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| June | 89°F (32°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 0.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 16.9 |
| July | 87°F (31°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 11.6 |
| August | 85°F (29°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 2.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| October | 75°F (24°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 1.0" | 0.0" | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| November | 64°F (18°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 0.7" | 0.2" | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 56°F (13°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 1.1" | 0.6" | 17.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Bisbee works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 90°F by June 21 and hold at or above 90°F on 14 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 28 dates, bottoming at 32°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 16 through June 29, covering 14 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 29 to October 31.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into January 15, then returns to freezing around December 19, covering 28 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 29, when 47% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 30 at 3%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 61 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 4 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 31°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Bisbee.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 1.4"
4.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
4.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.6"
2.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
1.3 days with precipitation
1.0 days with precipitation
3.2 days with precipitation
13.5 days with precipitation
12.5 days with precipitation
6.5 days with precipitation
3.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
2.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.6"
4.2 days with precipitation
Bisbee runs a summer-peaked wet season
50% of Bisbee's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is August at 4.3", on a 31.3°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: August, July, September, taking 59% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: April at 0.2".
- Winter share: 21% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Bisbee's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 60 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 17.1" between them, or roughly 0.28 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Snow reaches Bisbee, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 3.3 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 2 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 10
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 1
50% probability date
Growing Season
223 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
2,991
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,116
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AZ closest to Bisbee on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (60°F here).
- Beatty, NV 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Cheyenne, OK 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Conchas Dam, NM 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Greenbrier, AR 60°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (17.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Wheat Ridge, CO 17.1" · 0.0" off
- Bowman, ND 17.1" · 0.0" off
- Morgan, UT 17.1" · 0.0" off
- Stratford, TX 17.1" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Bisbee's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Bisbee's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 2,991 annual heating degree days against 1,116 for cooling. Its 31.3°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Bisbee's frost-free season lasts about 223 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Bisbee's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 31.3°F. The annual average is 60°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Bisbee's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 17.1 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Annual snowfall totals 3.3 inches. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Bisbee's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Bisbee, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Bisbee's primary station: BISBEE 1WNW (USC00020775). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 0406260). Match rule for Bisbee: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Bisbee comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.