Canelo (1 mi NW), Arizona climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Canelo (1 mi NW)'s normal year runs from 29°F December nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 17.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.6°C, December lows of −2°C, July highs of 31°C, 452 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCanelo (1 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00021231
- Location31.56°N 110.53°W
- Elevation5,010 ft (1,527 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Canelo (1 mi NW) is 75°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 11%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Canelo (1 mi NW).
- Jan 58° 28°
- Feb 61° 31°
- Mar 66° 34°
- Apr 73° 38°
- May 82° 46°
- Jun 90° 56°
- Jul 87° 61°
- Aug 85° 60°
- Sep 83° 55°
- Oct 77° 44°
- Nov 66° 34°
- Dec 56° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Canelo (1 mi NW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 29°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.34 in), the least in May (0.23 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 28°F | 43.2°F | 1.59 | 4 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 61°F | 31°F | 46.0°F | 1.15 | 4 | <1 | 18 | 11 h |
| March | 66°F | 34°F | 50.1°F | 0.83 | 4 | <1 | 16 | 12 h |
| April | 73°F | 38°F | 55.8°F | 0.39 | 2 | <1 | 7 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 46°F | 64.1°F | 0.23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 90°F | 56°F | 73.0°F | 0.60 | 3 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 87°F | 61°F | 74.2°F | 4.34 | 14 | 14 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 85°F | 60°F | 72.4°F | 3.62 | 15 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 83°F | 55°F | 68.6°F | 1.65 | 7 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 77°F | 44°F | 60.4°F | 0.98 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 66°F | 34°F | 50.0°F | 0.87 | 3 | <1 | 12 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 56°F | 29°F | 42.4°F | 1.55 | 5 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 43°F | 58.3°F | 17.80 | 66 | 48 | 102 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | −2°C | 6.2°C | 40 mm |
| February | 16°C | −1°C | 7.8°C | 29 mm |
| March | 19°C | 1°C | 10.1°C | 21 mm |
| April | 23°C | 3°C | 13.2°C | 10 mm |
| May | 28°C | 8°C | 17.8°C | 6 mm |
| June | 32°C | 13°C | 22.8°C | 15 mm |
| July | 31°C | 16°C | 23.4°C | 110 mm |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 22.4°C | 92 mm |
| September | 28°C | 13°C | 20.3°C | 42 mm |
| October | 25°C | 7°C | 15.8°C | 25 mm |
| November | 19°C | 1°C | 10.0°C | 22 mm |
| December | 13°C | −2°C | 5.8°C | 39 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Sierra Vista (15 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00021231; 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.
Which months are mildest at Canelo (1 mi NW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, August, September, 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 USC00021231.
When is the last frost at Canelo (1 mi NW)?
In Canelo (1 mi NW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 23 in half of years and after May 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 30 in half of years and before October 17 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 231 year in 10 after May 7; 9 in 10 after April 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 301 year in 10 before October 17; 9 in 10 before November 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 188 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 214 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 7 in half of springs and before November 9 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Canelo (1 mi NW) in zone 8a in ZIP code 85611, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Arizona · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00021231; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 at Canelo (1 mi NW)?
In a normal year in Canelo (1 mi NW), 48 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 102 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 66 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 48a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 102a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 66a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1915) is 106°F, on June 26, 1990; the lowest is −6°F, on January 4, 1949.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1983, with 28.41 in; the snowiest season is 1918–19, with 39.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00021231; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00021231. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Canelo (1 mi NW)?
Over a year 89% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Canelo (1 mi NW), 5.8 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (94%) and July the cloudiest (79%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 87% | 3.8 |
| February | 87% | 4.7 |
| March | 90% | 6.2 |
| April | 94% | 7.6 |
| May | 94% | 8.3 |
| June | 92% | 8.1 |
| July | 79% | 6.5 |
| August | 83% | 6.3 |
| September | 87% | 5.8 |
| October | 92% | 5.2 |
| November | 90% | 4.1 |
| December | 87% | 3.5 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Canelo (1 mi NW) record?
A normal year at Canelo (1 mi NW) brings 3,362 heating degree days, 37% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 954 cooling degree days, 5% 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 3,848 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 676 | 0 |
| February | 532 | 0 |
| March | 462 | 0 |
| April | 279 | 3 |
| May | 86 | 58 |
| June | 3 | 243 |
| July | 1 | 284 |
| August | 1 | 230 |
| September | 14 | 120 |
| October | 159 | 14 |
| November | 450 | 0 |
| December | 701 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,362 | 954 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00021231. 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.
How does Canelo (1 mi NW)'s climate compare?
Canelo (1 mi NW) is warmer than 27 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Arizona, and wetter than 76. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.3°F is warmer than 70%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Canelo (1 mi NW) is Csa: temperate, dry-summer, hot summer. 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 Canelo (1 mi NW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Canelo (1 mi NW)?
December, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 29°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow at Canelo (1 mi NW)?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Sierra Vista (15 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Canelo (1 mi NW)?
July, with 4.34 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is May with 0.23 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Canelo (1 mi NW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Canelo (1 mi NW) in zone 8a in ZIP code 85611, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Canelo (1 mi NW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 23; in one year in ten it comes after May 7. Waiting until May 7 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arizona climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Elgin, AZ2 miles from this station, 59.8°F a year
- Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield, AZ7 miles from this station, 62.7°F a year
- Sonoita, AZ11 miles from this station, 61.6°F a year
- Sierra Vista, AZ15 miles from this station, 61.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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