Climate Comfort Score
64/100
Good
NOAA 1991–2020 normals Station-mapped location · no exact Census place match 46°F annual avg Public-domain federal data
Happy Jack Ranger Station, AZ Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature, precipitation, and a comfort score, drawn from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →
- 46°F
- Avg annual temp
- 64/100
- Comfort score
- 24.1"
- Annual precip
- 124d
- Growing season
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Happy Jack Ranger Station's primary NOAA station, HAPPY JACK RS.
The climate verdict for Happy Jack Ranger Station
Happy Jack Ranger Station, Arizona has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 46°F. Its composite comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, milder than 49% of station-mapped locations and harsher than the rest.
- 46°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 64/100
- comfort score, milder than 49% of station-mapped locations
- 24.1"
- precipitation, annual total
- 124 days
- frost-free growing season
Based on NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020) - 30-year averages describing the typical year, not a forecast.
Avg Temperature
46°F (8°C)
Avg High
59°F
Avg Low
33°F
Annual Precip
24.1"
Comfort Score
64/100
Good
Avg Annual Temperature
46°F
30-year mean (NOAA NCEI)
Annual Precipitation
24.1"
Liquid-equivalent total
Comfort score vs national 100-point ceiling (Happy Jack Ranger Station) 64.0%
National median (64)
PlainClimate composite, temperature mildness, humidity, precipitation, extreme-weather frequency. Good for the Happy Jack Ranger Station area.
How Happy Jack Ranger Station compares with its closest stations
Against the 6 closest stations in the record, Happy Jack Ranger Station averages 46°F a year, cooler than Blue Ridge Ranger Station, AZ (49°F) and Mund's Park, AZ (47°F). On comfort score it places 3 of 6 in that local group.
Corpus-relative placement
Where Happy Jack Ranger Station sits across the climate record
These comparisons place this primary-station normal among station-mapped locations with the same NOAA 1991–2020 fields.
- Annual temperature
- Warmer than 22%
- of 6,861 measured location normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Wetter than 33%
- of 6,352 measured location normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Larger than 18%
- of 6,861 complete location-year normals.
How Happy Jack Ranger Station compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Happy Jack Ranger Station's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile milder than 49% of 6,189 station-mapped locations
- 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 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 | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (5°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 3.0" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 42°F (6°C) | 20°F (-6°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 2.9" | 26.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 49°F (9°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 2.5" | 29.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 56°F (13°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 1.0" | 23.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 65°F (18°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 0.8" | 12.4 | 0.0 |
| June | 75°F (24°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 0.3" | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| July | 78°F (26°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 2.5" | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| August | 75°F (24°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.1" | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| September | 71°F (21°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 2.0" | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| October | 61°F (16°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 1.5" | 15.4 | 0.0 |
| November | 50°F (10°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 1.7" | 26.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 41°F (5°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 2.6" | 30.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 79°F around July 6, short of 90°F on every date, while 189 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 18°F near December 19.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 28, then returns to freezing around October 23, covering 189 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.
The widest day
June 10 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 32°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Happy Jack Ranger Station.
Where Happy Jack Ranger Station Stands Nationally
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 189 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
Standing computed against the distribution of 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations in the PlainClimate database; only nationally notable standings are shown.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
January 3.0"
February 2.9"
March 2.5"
April 1.0"
May 0.8"
June 0.3"
July 2.5"
August 3.1"
September 2.0"
October 1.5"
November 1.7"
December 2.6"
Happy Jack Ranger Station's wet season runs through the cold months
December, January and February carry 35% of the year's precipitation here, while June through August contribute 25%. That is the cool-season-dominant pattern of the West Coast and the higher inland West, where storm tracks swing south in winter and summer turns dry; the thermometer meanwhile shows a 35.2°F seasonal spread.
- Wettest month
- August, 3.1"
- Driest month
- June, 0.3"
- Wettest three months
- August, January, February (38% of the year)
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A cool-season label means the December-February share reaches 35%. Where snow falls, the monthly figures above report liquid-equivalent precipitation, so a wet winter month is not necessarily a rainy one.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 3
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
June 1
50% probability date
Growing Season
124 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,061
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
80
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Places with a similar climate profile
NOAA 1991–2020 annual normals connect this location to non-geographic peers. Temperature peers use annual mean temperature; energy peers use both heating and cooling degree days.
Closest annual-temperature peers
Nearby station-mapped locations
What Happy Jack Ranger Station's climate means for you
Happy Jack Ranger Station runs 46°F a year - peaking in July, coldest in January.
- The frost-free window is short at about 124 days, opening only once the last spring freeze passes near June 1, which rules out long-season crops outdoors.
- Keeping warm is the dominant household load: 7,061 heating degree days against only 80 for cooling.
- See how Happy Jack Ranger Station lines up against the rest of Arizona and the national rankings. See rankings
Climate Guides
Data-derived climate profile
How Happy Jack Ranger Station's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Happy Jack Ranger Station's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,061 annual heating degree days against 80 for cooling. Its 35.2°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 124 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Happy Jack Ranger Station's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 35.2°F. The annual average is 46°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Happy Jack Ranger Station's 24.1 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Happy Jack Ranger Station'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. They are descriptive ranges, not an official NOAA classification or a forecast for any specific year.
The year in four calendar signals
- Warmest normal
- July
- Even at its warmest the station only averages 65°F (18°C), so no month here is hot by national standards.
- Coldest normal
- January
- The monthly mean of 30°F (-1°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
- Rainfall rhythm
- August to June
- August is typically wettest; June is driest.
- Mild-temperature window
- June through September
- Monthly means sit between 55°F and 75°F in this window. Freezing days are still reported from January through December.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average temperature in Happy Jack Ranger Station, AZ? ▼
The average annual temperature in Happy Jack Ranger Station, Arizona is 46°F. The warmest month averages 78°F (26°C) and the coldest averages 19°F (-7°C).
How much rain does Happy Jack Ranger Station get? ▼
Happy Jack Ranger Station receives 24.1 inches of precipitation annually. Based on NOAA 30-year climate normals (1991-2020).
How cold does Happy Jack Ranger Station get in winter? ▼
Happy Jack Ranger Station records about 198 days a year with a low at or below freezing, with January the coldest month on the normals, and an annual average daily low of 33°F.
What is the comfort score for Happy Jack Ranger Station? ▼
Happy Jack Ranger Station has a climate comfort score of 64/100 (Good), milder than 49% of station-mapped locations in the PlainClimate database.
When is the growing season in Happy Jack Ranger Station? ▼
Happy Jack Ranger Station has approximately 124 frost-free days per year, with the last spring freeze around June 1 and the first fall freeze around October 3.
How much energy does heating and cooling require in Happy Jack Ranger Station? ▼
Happy Jack Ranger Station has 7,061 heating degree days and 80 cooling degree days annually, a heating-dominated climate. See our <a href="/guides/reading-weather-data" class="underline hover:text-brand-600">guide to reading weather data</a> for what these figures mean.
Where does this Happy Jack Ranger Station climate data come from? ▼
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). Figures on this page come from Happy Jack Ranger Station's primary NOAA station (HAPPY JACK RS, USC00023828).
Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Happy Jack Ranger Station's primary station: HAPPY JACK RS (USC00023828). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. The reproducible method is an exact normalized name-and-state match; unresolved is an upper bound on facilities because spelling variants can be missed.
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