Lees Ferry, Arizona climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Lees Ferry's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 102°F July afternoons, with 7.5 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.3 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.3°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 39°C, 192 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLees Ferry
- Station IDUSC00024849
- Location36.86°N 111.60°W
- Elevation3,210 ft (978 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Lees Ferry is 73°F and the normal low 48°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 Lees Ferry.
- Jan 48° 30°
- Feb 55° 34°
- Mar 66° 42°
- Apr 75° 49°
- May 85° 58°
- Jun 98° 68°
- Jul 102° 76°
- Aug 99° 73°
- Sep 89° 63°
- Oct 76° 51°
- Nov 60° 39°
- Dec 48° 31°
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 Lees Ferry each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 102°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in September (1.14 in), the least in June (0.09 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 30°F | 38.9°F | 0.55 | 4 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 55°F | 34°F | 44.6°F | 0.73 | 5 | <1 | 12 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 66°F | 42°F | 54.0°F | 0.63 | 4 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 75°F | 49°F | 62.2°F | 0.29 | 3 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 85°F | 58°F | 71.5°F | 0.37 | 3 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 98°F | 68°F | 83.1°F | 0.09 | 1 | 27 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 102°F | 76°F | 88.6°F | 0.88 | 4 | 30 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 99°F | 73°F | 86.0°F | 1.10 | 5 | 29 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 89°F | 63°F | 76.1°F | 1.14 | 3 | 20 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 51°F | 63.0°F | 0.76 | 4 | 3 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 39°F | 49.5°F | 0.42 | 3 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 48°F | 31°F | 39.5°F | 0.58 | 4 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 51°F | 63.1°F | 7.54 | 42 | 127 | 69 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −1°C | 3.8°C | 14 mm |
| February | 13°C | 1°C | 7.0°C | 19 mm |
| March | 19°C | 6°C | 12.2°C | 16 mm |
| April | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 7 mm |
| May | 29°C | 15°C | 21.9°C | 9 mm |
| June | 37°C | 20°C | 28.4°C | 2 mm |
| July | 39°C | 24°C | 31.4°C | 22 mm |
| August | 37°C | 23°C | 30.0°C | 28 mm |
| September | 32°C | 17°C | 24.5°C | 29 mm |
| October | 24°C | 10°C | 17.2°C | 19 mm |
| November | 16°C | 4°C | 9.7°C | 11 mm |
| December | 9°C | −1°C | 4.2°C | 15 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00024849; 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 Lees Ferry?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May and October. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00024849.
When is the last frost at Lees Ferry?
In Lees Ferry, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 5 in half of years and after March 26 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 19 in half of years and before November 4 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 51 year in 10 after March 26; 9 in 10 after February 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 191 year in 10 before November 4; 9 in 10 before December 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 257 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 280 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 21 in half of springs and before November 29 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lees Ferry in zone 7b in ZIP code 86036, 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 USC00024849; 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 Lees Ferry?
In a normal year in Lees Ferry, 127 days a year reach 90°F (65 of them 100°F or more), 69 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 42 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 127a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 65a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 69a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 42a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00024849.
How sunny is it at Lees Ferry?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Lees Ferry, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (93%) and December the cloudiest (80%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82% | 3.0 |
| February | 83% | 4.0 |
| March | 88% | 5.6 |
| April | 88% | 7.0 |
| May | 89% | 7.8 |
| June | 93% | 8.4 |
| July | 86% | 7.3 |
| August | 86% | 6.7 |
| September | 91% | 6.0 |
| October | 90% | 4.7 |
| November | 88% | 3.5 |
| December | 80% | 2.6 |
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 Lees Ferry record?
A normal year at Lees Ferry brings 3,270 heating degree days, 39% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,609 cooling degree days, 2.9 times 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 5,783 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 807 | 0 |
| February | 573 | 0 |
| March | 347 | 5 |
| April | 133 | 49 |
| May | 31 | 234 |
| June | 1 | 543 |
| July | 0 | 730 |
| August | 0 | 652 |
| September | 6 | 339 |
| October | 116 | 55 |
| November | 464 | 1 |
| December | 792 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,270 | 2,609 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00024849. 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 Lees Ferry's climate compare?
Lees Ferry is warmer than 43 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Arizona, and wetter than 20. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.1°F is warmer than 83%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lees Ferry is BWk: cold desert. 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 Lees Ferry share this climate record?
Bitter Springs 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.
- Bitter Springs, AZ435 people · 18 mi S
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 Lees Ferry's climate
What is the coldest month at Lees Ferry?
January, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (102°F by day, 76°F at night).
Does it snow at Lees Ferry?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.3 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month at Lees Ferry?
September, with 1.14 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.09 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lees Ferry in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lees Ferry in zone 7b in ZIP code 86036, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Lees Ferry?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 5; in one year in ten it comes after March 26. Waiting until March 26 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arizona climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Page, AZ9 miles from this station, 60.8°F a year
- Wahweap, AZ11 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Big Water, UT15 miles from this station, 57.6°F a year
- Paria Ranger Station, UT24 miles from this station, 56.1°F a year
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