Pinetop (2 mi E), Arizona climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Pinetop (2 mi E)'s normal year runs from 19°F December nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 24.1 inches of precipitation and 70 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.6°C, December lows of −7°C, July highs of 28°C, 612 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPinetop (2 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00026601
- Location34.12°N 109.92°W
- Elevation7,200 ft (2,195 m)
On October 24, the normal high in Pinetop (2 mi E) is 64°F and the normal low 32°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Pinetop (2 mi E).
- Jan 45° 20°
- Feb 48° 22°
- Mar 55° 27°
- Apr 62° 32°
- May 71° 38°
- Jun 82° 46°
- Jul 82° 52°
- Aug 80° 52°
- Sep 76° 46°
- Oct 66° 35°
- Nov 55° 27°
- Dec 45° 19°
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 Pinetop (2 mi E) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in August (3.98 in), the least in June (0.58 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F | 20°F | 32.5°F | 2.31 | 16.5 | 7 | <1 | 29 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 48°F | 22°F | 35.0°F | 2.22 | 14.7 | 7 | <1 | 26 | 11 h |
| March | 55°F | 27°F | 40.6°F | 1.97 | 10.4 | 7 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 32°F | 47.0°F | 0.90 | 4.4 | 4 | <1 | 16 | 13 h |
| May | 71°F | 38°F | 54.7°F | 0.79 | 0.7 | 4 | <1 | 6 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 82°F | 46°F | 64.2°F | 0.58 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 82°F | 52°F | 67.2°F | 3.38 | 0.0 | 15 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 80°F | 52°F | 65.7°F | 3.98 | 0.0 | 16 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 76°F | 46°F | 60.7°F | 2.03 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 66°F | 35°F | 50.5°F | 1.72 | 2.8 | 6 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 55°F | 27°F | 40.7°F | 1.68 | 5.2 | 5 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 45°F | 19°F | 32.0°F | 2.52 | 15.6 | 7 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 64°F | 35°F | 49.2°F | 24.08 | 70.3 | 90 | 8 | 163 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −7°C | 0.3°C | 59 mm | 42 cm |
| February | 9°C | −6°C | 1.7°C | 56 mm | 37 cm |
| March | 13°C | −3°C | 4.8°C | 50 mm | 26 cm |
| April | 17°C | 0°C | 8.3°C | 23 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 22°C | 3°C | 12.6°C | 20 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 28°C | 8°C | 17.9°C | 15 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 11°C | 19.6°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 11°C | 18.7°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 8°C | 15.9°C | 52 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 1°C | 10.3°C | 44 mm | 7 cm |
| November | 13°C | −3°C | 4.8°C | 43 mm | 13 cm |
| December | 7°C | −7°C | 0.0°C | 64 mm | 40 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00026601; 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 Pinetop (2 mi E)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, June 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 USC00026601.
When is the last frost at Pinetop (2 mi E)?
In Pinetop (2 mi E), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 22 in half of years and after June 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 6 in half of years and before September 24 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
- May 221 year in 10 after June 4; 9 in 10 after May 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 61 year in 10 before September 24; 9 in 10 before October 19
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 138 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 164 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 5 in half of springs and before October 17 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pinetop (2 mi E) in zone 6b in ZIP code 85935, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 0°F (16 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Arizona · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00026601; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Pinetop (2 mi E)?
In a normal year in Pinetop (2 mi E), 8 days a year reach 90°F, 163 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 90 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 163a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 9high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 90a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 19a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00026601.
How sunny is it at Pinetop (2 mi E)?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Pinetop (2 mi E), 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and July the cloudiest (80%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82% | 3.3 |
| February | 82% | 4.2 |
| March | 86% | 5.7 |
| April | 89% | 7.1 |
| May | 90% | 7.9 |
| June | 91% | 8.3 |
| July | 80% | 6.8 |
| August | 82% | 6.4 |
| September | 87% | 5.9 |
| October | 90% | 4.9 |
| November | 87% | 3.7 |
| December | 81% | 2.9 |
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 Pinetop (2 mi E) record?
A normal year at Pinetop (2 mi E) brings 5,926 heating degree days, 10% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 202 cooling degree days, 78% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,095 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,008 | 0 |
| February | 841 | 0 |
| March | 755 | 0 |
| April | 540 | 0 |
| May | 322 | 4 |
| June | 71 | 46 |
| July | 17 | 87 |
| August | 33 | 55 |
| September | 138 | 11 |
| October | 451 | 0 |
| November | 728 | 0 |
| December | 1,023 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,926 | 202 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00026601. 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 Pinetop (2 mi E)'s climate compare?
Pinetop (2 mi E) is warmer than 7 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Arizona, and wetter than 86. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.2°F is warmer than 37%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Pinetop (2 mi E) is Csb: temperate, dry-summer, warm 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.
Which places near Pinetop (2 mi E) share this climate record?
11 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Whiteriver, AZ4,308 people · 20 mi S
- Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ4,148 people · 3 mi NW
- Lake of the Woods, AZ3,227 people · 5 mi NW
- Pinetop Country Club, AZ1,915 people · 2 mi E
- North Fork, AZ1,454 people · 8 mi S
- Canyon Day, AZ1,426 people · 25 mi S
- Rainbow City, AZ901 people · 18 mi S
- Hondah, AZ860 people · 2 mi S
- Cedar Creek, AZ457 people · 22 mi SW
- Carrizo, AZ283 people · 25 mi SW
- Fort Apache, AZ239 people · 23 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 Pinetop (2 mi E)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Pinetop (2 mi E)?
December, with a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 52°F at night).
Does it snow at Pinetop (2 mi E)?
Yes: 70 inches in a normal year, falling on 24 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (16.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Pinetop (2 mi E)?
August, with 3.98 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.58 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Pinetop (2 mi E) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Pinetop (2 mi E) in zone 6b in ZIP code 85935, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 0°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Pinetop (2 mi E)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 22; in one year in ten it comes after June 4. Waiting until June 4 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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- Show Low, AZ11 miles from this station, 53.1°F a year
- Sunrise Mountain, AZ23 miles from this station, 41.8°F a year
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