Lees Ferry, AZ Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Lees Ferry's primary NOAA station, LEES FERRY.
The climate verdict for Lees Ferry
Dryness leads the climate profile for Lees Ferry, Arizona, with 7.5 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 63°F. It scores 77/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 70% of them.
- 63°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 77/100
- comfort score, above 70% of station-mapped location scores
- 7.5"
- annual precipitation
- 259 days
- frost-free growing season
Lees Ferry: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00024849 · Lees Ferry, AZ 63°F mean · 7.5" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 63°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,695
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alamogordo
- PRCP-ARID 7.5"
- SWING-WIDE 50°F
- COMF-TOP 77/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00024849
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Alamogordo, NM (+ 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.
- Lees Ferry (this station) 63°F
- Hot Brantley Dam, NM 63°F
- Near Alamogordo, NM 63°F
- Near Anniston Metro, AL 63°F
- Near Appling, GA 63°F
Climate Living Index · Lees Ferry
Lees Ferry: 56/100 · grade C
Lees Ferry publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Lees Ferry, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 77/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 259 days/year | 92/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.3 inches/year | 88/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 63.1°F · 4.4° from 67.5°F | 87/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 174 calendar days | 29/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 7.5 in · 27.5 from 35 in | 6/100 · F |
Lees Ferry · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Lees Ferry's normals sit in a dry climate class: BWk
Annual precipitation falls well below the aridity threshold for this temperature regime, so the normals classify as cold desert (BWk). Class BWk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold desert.
- Köppen code
- BWk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 88.6°F
- Coldest month
- 38.9°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 · balanced station
Where Lees Ferry sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Lees Ferry's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 17% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Lees Ferry sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 97%
- Lees Ferry's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 80%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Lees Ferry is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Lees Ferry compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Lees Ferry's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
77 Top 30% score exceeds 70% 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 | 48°F (9°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 0.6" | 0.1" | 22.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 55°F (13°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.7" | 0.0" | 12.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 66°F (19°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 75°F (24°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 0.3" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| May | 85°F (29°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 0.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.3 |
| June | 98°F (37°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 0.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 26.8 |
| July | 102°F (39°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 89°F (31°C) | 0.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 30.2 |
| August | 99°F (37°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 86°F (30°C) | 1.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 29.1 |
| September | 89°F (32°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 1.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 20.2 |
| October | 76°F (24°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 0.8" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| November | 60°F (16°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 0.4" | 0.1" | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 48°F (9°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 0.6" | 0.1" | 23.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Lees Ferry works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 102°F by July 6 and hold at or above 90°F on 109 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 65 dates, bottoming at 29°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 28 through September 13, covering 109 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 29 to October 28.
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 February 8, then returns to freezing around December 6, covering 65 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 February 22, when 18% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 12 at 5%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 42 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 12 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 Lees Ferry.
Where Lees Ferry Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 109 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 8 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Lees Ferry earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 0.1"
3.8 days with precipitation
5.1 days with precipitation
4.2 days with precipitation
2.5 days with precipitation
2.5 days with precipitation
1.2 days with precipitation
3.8 days with precipitation
5.4 days with precipitation
2.7 days with precipitation
3.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
2.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
4.0 days with precipitation
Lees Ferry spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 27% of the annual total and December through February 25%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Lees Ferry has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 49.7°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 1.1" and June 0.1". The three wettest months together take 41% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Lees Ferry is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 42 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 11% of the calendar, and they carry 7.5" between them. At roughly 0.18 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is August at about 5 wet days; the driest is June at about 1.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Snow reaches Lees Ferry, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 0.3 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 1 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 19
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 5
50% probability date
Growing Season
259 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,270
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,609
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AZ closest to Lees Ferry 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 (63°F here).
- Alamogordo, NM 63°F · 0.0°F off
- Appling, GA 63°F · 0.0°F off
- Burneyville, OK 63°F · 0.0°F off
- Gilmer, TX 63°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (7.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Rock Springs, WY 7.5" · 0.0" off
- Delano, CA 7.5" · 0.0" off
- Kettleman City, CA 7.5" · 0.0" off
- Quincy, WA 7.5" · 0.1" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Lees Ferry's limited precipitation lands
mixed demand · dry · mid swing
Local precipitation is sparse in this otherwise mixed profile. The station reports 7.5 inches annually, within PlainClimate's dry band. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. The monthly distribution matters because the total alone does not reveal the timing.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Lees Ferry's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 49.7°F. The annual average is 63°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Lees Ferry's normal, at 3,270 and 2,609 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
Lees Ferry has a long frost-free window of roughly 259 days, but the dry annual profile is a separate constraint. Growing-season length says when freezes are unlikely, not whether rainfall is sufficient.
Lees Ferry wettest normal
September
September concentrates the scarce annual total (7.5 inches).
Lees Ferry driest normal
June
June is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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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 Lees Ferry's primary station: LEES FERRY (USC00024849). 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. No exact Gazetteer row for Lees Ferry; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Lees Ferry 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.