Pipe Spring National Monument, AZ Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Pipe Spring National Monument's primary NOAA station, PIPE SPRING NM.
The climate verdict for Pipe Spring National Monument
Dryness leads the climate profile for Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizona, with 11.4 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 55°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 55°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 11.4"
- annual precipitation · 6" snow
- 171 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Pipe Spring National Monument: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00026616 · Pipe Spring National Monument, AZ 55°F mean · 11.4" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 55°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,185
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Augusta
- PRCP-ARID 11.4"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,702 HDD
- STN-1 USC00026616
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Augusta, KY (+ 0.1 °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.
- Pipe Spring Nat… (this station) 55°F
- Hot Aberdeen Philli…, MD 55°F
- Near Augusta, KY 55°F
- Near Warsaw Markland…, KY 55°F
- Near Brandenburg, KY 55°F
Climate Living Index · Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipe Spring National Monument: 36/100 · grade F
Pipe Spring National Monument publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Pipe Spring National Monument, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 5.8 inches/year | 69/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 55.1°F · 12.4° from 67.5°F | 60/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 171 days/year | 43/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 11.4 in · 23.6 from 35 in | 17/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 211 calendar days | 9/100 · F |
Pipe Spring National Monument · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Pipe Spring National Monument's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 77.8°F
- Coldest month
- 34.5°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 · heating-led station
Where Pipe Spring National Monument sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Pipe Spring National Monument's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 61st percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 91%
- Pipe Spring National Monument's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 50th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Pipe Spring National Monument compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Pipe Spring National Monument's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% 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%). 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 | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F (9°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 1.4" | 0.3" | 27.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 52°F (11°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 1.4" | 2.1" | 22.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 61°F (16°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 1.1" | 1.2" | 18.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 68°F (20°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 0.7" | 0.4" | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 78°F (25°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 0.5" | 0.0" | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| June | 89°F (32°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 0.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 18.0 |
| July | 94°F (35°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 1.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 26.9 |
| August | 92°F (33°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 1.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 23.0 |
| September | 85°F (29°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 1.1" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 7.2 |
| October | 72°F (22°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 1.1" | 0.0" | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| November | 59°F (15°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 0.6" | 0.8" | 20.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 47°F (8°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 1.1" | 1.0" | 28.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Pipe Spring National Monument works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 95°F by July 14 and hold at or above 90°F on 73 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 138 dates, bottoming at 22°F around December 19.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 17 through August 28, covering 73 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 26 to October 20.
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 March 25, then returns to freezing around November 9, covering 138 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 August 4, when 22% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 14 at 7%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 53 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 15 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 36°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Pipe Spring National Monument.
Where Pipe Spring National Monument Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 11 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 36°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Pipe Spring National Monument 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: 0.3"
5.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.1"
6.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.2"
4.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
3.3 days with precipitation
3.8 days with precipitation
1.6 days with precipitation
5.2 days with precipitation
6.8 days with precipitation
4.2 days with precipitation
4.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
2.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.0"
4.5 days with precipitation
Pipe Spring National Monument spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 23% of the annual total and December through February 34%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Pipe Spring National Monument has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 43.3°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: January averages 1.4" and June 0.2". The three wettest months together take 36% 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.
How Pipe Spring National Monument's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 53 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 11.4" between them, or roughly 0.22 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Snow reaches Pipe Spring National Monument, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 5.8 inches of snow a year here, most likely in February. 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 5 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
October 19
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 1
50% probability date
Growing Season
171 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,702
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,134
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AZ closest to Pipe Spring National Monument 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 (55°F here).
- Atlantic City, NJ 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Bluff, UT 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Mound City, KS 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Nashville, IL 55°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (11.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Helena, MT 11.4" · 0.0" off
- Jackpot, NV 11.4" · 0.0" off
- Quemado, NM 11.4" · 0.0" off
- Manila, UT 11.5" · 0.1" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Pipe Spring National Monument's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Pipe Spring National Monument's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,702 annual heating degree days against 1,134 for cooling. Its 43.3°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Pipe Spring National Monument's frost-free season lasts about 171 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Pipe Spring National Monument's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 43.3°F. The annual average is 55°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Pipe Spring National Monument's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 11.4 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Annual snowfall totals 5.8 inches. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Pipe Spring National Monument wettest normal
January
January concentrates the scarce annual total (11.4 inches).
Pipe Spring National Monument 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 Pipe Spring National Monument's primary station: PIPE SPRING NM (USC00026616). 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 Pipe Spring National Monument; 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 Pipe Spring National Monument 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.