Punkin Center, Arizona climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Punkin Center's normal year runs from 32°F December nights to 103°F July afternoons, with 16.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.1°C, December lows of 0°C, July highs of 39°C, 405 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPunkin Center
- Station IDUSC00026840
- Location33.86°N 111.31°W
- Elevation2,325 ft (709 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Punkin Center is 82°F and the normal low 48°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 9%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Punkin Center.
- Jan 61° 32°
- Feb 66° 36°
- Mar 73° 41°
- Apr 81° 47°
- May 90° 55°
- Jun 101° 63°
- Jul 103° 72°
- Aug 101° 71°
- Sep 96° 64°
- Oct 85° 51°
- Nov 71° 40°
- Dec 60° 32°
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 Punkin Center each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 103°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in January (2.15 in), the least in June (0.16 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F | 32°F | 46.8°F | 2.15 | 5 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 66°F | 36°F | 50.9°F | 2.13 | 5 | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| March | 73°F | 41°F | 57.1°F | 1.77 | 4 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 81°F | 47°F | 63.7°F | 0.51 | 3 | 4 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 90°F | 55°F | 72.2°F | 0.37 | 2 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 101°F | 63°F | 81.9°F | 0.16 | 1 | 28 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 103°F | 72°F | 87.7°F | 1.24 | 5 | 30 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 101°F | 71°F | 86.3°F | 1.94 | 7 | 30 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 96°F | 64°F | 80.1°F | 1.21 | 4 | 27 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 85°F | 51°F | 68.0°F | 1.36 | 3 | 9 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 71°F | 40°F | 55.4°F | 1.27 | 3 | <1 | 5 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 60°F | 32°F | 45.8°F | 1.85 | 4 | <1 | 18 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 82°F | 50°F | 66.3°F | 15.96 | 44 | 145 | 52 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 0°C | 8.2°C | 55 mm |
| February | 19°C | 2°C | 10.5°C | 54 mm |
| March | 23°C | 5°C | 13.9°C | 45 mm |
| April | 27°C | 8°C | 17.6°C | 13 mm |
| May | 32°C | 13°C | 22.3°C | 9 mm |
| June | 38°C | 17°C | 27.7°C | 4 mm |
| July | 39°C | 22°C | 30.9°C | 31 mm |
| August | 39°C | 22°C | 30.2°C | 49 mm |
| September | 36°C | 18°C | 26.7°C | 31 mm |
| October | 29°C | 11°C | 20.0°C | 35 mm |
| November | 22°C | 4°C | 13.0°C | 32 mm |
| December | 15°C | 0°C | 7.7°C | 47 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Roosevelt (18 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00026840; 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 Punkin Center?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, October and November. 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 USC00026840.
When is the last frost at Punkin Center?
In Punkin Center, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 7 in half of years and after March 27 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 20 in half of years and before November 3 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 71 year in 10 after March 27; 9 in 10 after February 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 201 year in 10 before November 3; 9 in 10 before December 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 255 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 286 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 15 in half of springs and before December 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Punkin Center in zone 9a in ZIP code 85553, 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 USC00026840; 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 Punkin Center?
In a normal year in Punkin Center, 145 days a year reach 90°F (74 of them 100°F or more), 52 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 44 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 145a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 74a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 52a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 44a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00026840.
How sunny is it at Punkin Center?
Over a year 91% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Punkin Center, 5.8 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (97%) and December the cloudiest (84%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.4 |
| February | 84% | 4.3 |
| March | 89% | 5.8 |
| April | 93% | 7.3 |
| May | 95% | 8.2 |
| June | 97% | 8.5 |
| July | 91% | 7.4 |
| August | 91% | 6.8 |
| September | 93% | 6.1 |
| October | 93% | 5.0 |
| November | 89% | 3.8 |
| December | 84% | 3.0 |
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 Punkin Center record?
A normal year at Punkin Center brings 2,257 heating degree days, 58% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,766 cooling degree days, 3.0 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,341 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 564 | 0 |
| February | 395 | 0 |
| March | 250 | 7 |
| April | 98 | 57 |
| May | 16 | 238 |
| June | 1 | 506 |
| July | 0 | 704 |
| August | 0 | 660 |
| September | 0 | 453 |
| October | 42 | 135 |
| November | 294 | 6 |
| December | 596 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,257 | 2,766 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00026840. 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 Punkin Center's climate compare?
Punkin Center is warmer than 54 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Arizona, and wetter than 70. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 66.3°F is warmer than 91%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Punkin Center is BSh: hot semi-arid steppe. 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 Punkin Center share this climate record?
2 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.
- Tonto Basin, AZ1,593 people · 1 mi S
- Jakes Corner, AZ189 people · 11 mi N
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 Punkin Center's climate
What is the coldest month at Punkin Center?
December, with a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (103°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow at Punkin Center?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Roosevelt (18 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Punkin Center?
January, with 2.15 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.16 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Punkin Center in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Punkin Center in zone 9a in ZIP code 85553, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Punkin Center?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 7; in one year in ten it comes after March 27. Waiting until March 27 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arizona climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Roosevelt, AZ18 miles from this station, 70.2°F a year
- Mormon Flat, AZ22 miles from this station, 73.2°F a year
- Stewart Mountain Dam, AZ24 miles from this station, 71.1°F a year
- Pleasant Valley, AZ26 miles from this station, 54.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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