Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield, Arizona climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield's normal year runs from 34°F December nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 14.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.1°C, December lows of 1°C, July highs of 33°C, 379 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield
- Station IDUSW00053146
- Location31.61°N 110.43°W
- Elevation4,768 ft (1,453 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield is 77°F and the normal low 48°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield.
- Jan 61° 34°
- Feb 64° 36°
- Mar 70° 40°
- Apr 77° 45°
- May 84° 52°
- Jun 93° 62°
- Jul 91° 66°
- Aug 89° 64°
- Sep 86° 60°
- Oct 79° 50°
- Nov 68° 41°
- Dec 60° 34°
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 Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 34°F. The most precipitation falls in July (3.63 in), the least in April (0.20 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F | 34°F | 47.4°F | 0.86 | – | <1 | 12 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 64°F | 36°F | 49.8°F | 0.92 | – | <1 | 7 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 40°F | 55.0°F | 0.71 | – | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 77°F | 45°F | 61.0°F | 0.20 | – | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 84°F | 52°F | 68.3°F | 0.20 | – | 5 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 93°F | 62°F | 77.6°F | 0.39 | – | 25 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 91°F | 66°F | 78.1°F | 3.63 | – | 17 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 89°F | 64°F | 76.5°F | 3.55 | – | 14 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 86°F | 60°F | 72.9°F | 2.06 | – | 7 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 79°F | 50°F | 64.7°F | 0.79 | – | 1 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 68°F | 41°F | 54.7°F | 0.64 | – | <1 | 2 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 60°F | 34°F | 47.2°F | 0.99 | – | <1 | 10 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 49°F | 62.7°F | 14.94 | – | 70 | 34 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 1°C | 8.6°C | 22 mm |
| February | 18°C | 2°C | 9.9°C | 23 mm |
| March | 21°C | 4°C | 12.8°C | 18 mm |
| April | 25°C | 7°C | 16.1°C | 5 mm |
| May | 29°C | 11°C | 20.2°C | 5 mm |
| June | 34°C | 17°C | 25.3°C | 10 mm |
| July | 33°C | 19°C | 25.6°C | 92 mm |
| August | 32°C | 18°C | 24.7°C | 90 mm |
| September | 30°C | 15°C | 22.7°C | 52 mm |
| October | 26°C | 10°C | 18.2°C | 20 mm |
| November | 20°C | 5°C | 12.6°C | 16 mm |
| December | 16°C | 1°C | 8.4°C | 25 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Sierra Vista (10 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 USW00053146; 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 Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November.
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 USW00053146.
When is the last frost at Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield?
In Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 16 in half of years and after April 12 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 21 in half of years and before November 3 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
- March 161 year in 10 after April 12; 9 in 10 after February 19
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 211 year in 10 before November 3; 9 in 10 before December 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 246 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 288 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 20 in half of springs and before December 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield in zone 8b in ZIP code 85613, 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 USW00053146; 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 Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield?
In a normal year in Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield, 70 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more) and 34 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 70a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 34a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00053146.
How sunny is it at Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield?
Over a year 89% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield, 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 Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield record?
A normal year at Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield brings 2,414 heating degree days, 55% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,615 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 5,082 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 546 | 0 |
| February | 426 | 1 |
| March | 313 | 3 |
| April | 142 | 22 |
| May | 42 | 144 |
| June | 0 | 376 |
| July | 0 | 406 |
| August | 0 | 355 |
| September | 2 | 239 |
| October | 77 | 66 |
| November | 314 | 4 |
| December | 553 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,414 | 1,615 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053146. 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.
Have recent years at Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 64.7°F, 2.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 62.7°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.7°F | +1.0°F | 15.96 |
| 2022 | 62.4°F | −0.3°F | 17.53 |
| 2023 | 63.8°F | +1.1°F | 7.35 |
| 2024 | 64.3°F | +1.5°F | 14.91 |
| 2025 | 64.7°F | +2.0°F | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00053146. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield's climate compare?
Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield is warmer than 41 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Arizona, and wetter than 65. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.7°F is warmer than 82%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield 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.
Which places near Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield share this climate record?
Huachuca City has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Huachuca City, AZ1,604 people · 5 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield's climate
What is the coldest month at Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield?
December, with a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 34°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow at Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Sierra Vista (10 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield?
July, with 3.63 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 0.20 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield in zone 8b in ZIP code 85613, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 16; in one year in ten it comes after April 12. Waiting until April 12 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, AZ5 miles from this station, 59.8°F a year
- Canelo (1 mi NW), AZ7 miles from this station, 58.3°F a year
- Sierra Vista, AZ10 miles from this station, 61.6°F a year
- Sonoita, AZ14 miles from this station, 61.6°F a year
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