Safford Muni, AZ Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Safford Muni's primary NOAA station, SAFFORD MUNI AP.
The climate verdict for Safford Muni
Dryness leads the climate profile for Safford Muni, Arizona, with 8.0 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 66°F. Its climate comfort score of 73/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 66% of station-mapped location scores.
- 66°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 73/100
- comfort score, above 66% of station-mapped location scores
- 8.0"
- yearly precipitation total
- 257 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Safford Muni: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00093084 · Safford Muni, AZ 66°F mean · 8.0" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 66°F
- RANK-WARM #6,244
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Douglas
- PRCP-ARID 8.0"
- SWING-MID 39°F
- COMF-MID 73/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USW00093084
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Douglas, GA (+ 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.
- Safford (this station) 66°F
- Hot Lufkin Angelina…, TX 66°F
- Near Douglas, GA 66°F
- Near Hattiesburg, MS 66°F
- Near Hodges Gardens, LA 66°F
Climate Living Index · Safford Muni
Safford Muni: 69/100 · grade C
Safford Muni publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Safford Muni, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 73/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 66.4°F · 1.1° from 67.5°F | 95/100 · A |
| Summer moisture balance | 51.2°F mean dew point | 94/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 257 days/year | 91/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 135 calendar days | 56/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 8.0 in · 27.0 from 35 in | 7/100 · F |
Safford Muni · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Safford Muni's normals sit in a dry climate class: BWh
Annual precipitation falls well below the aridity threshold for this temperature regime, so the normals classify as hot desert (BWh). Class BWh is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically hot desert.
- Köppen code
- BWh
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 85.9°F
- Coldest month
- 46.6°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 Safford Muni sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Safford Muni's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 9% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Safford Muni sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 97%
- Safford Muni's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 33rd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Safford Muni compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Safford Muni's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
73 Top 34% score exceeds 66% 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 | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F (16°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 0.7" | 14.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 66°F (19°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 0.6" | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 73°F (23°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 0.5" | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| April | 82°F (28°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 0.2" | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| May | 91°F (33°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 0.2" | 0.0 | 20.3 |
| June | 101°F (38°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 83°F (29°C) | 0.2" | 0.0 | 29.1 |
| July | 100°F (38°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 86°F (30°C) | 1.3" | 0.0 | 29.6 |
| August | 98°F (37°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 85°F (29°C) | 1.3" | 0.0 | 29.0 |
| September | 93°F (34°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 0.9" | 0.0 | 23.1 |
| October | 83°F (28°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 0.7" | 0.2 | 6.4 |
| November | 70°F (21°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 0.5" | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 60°F (15°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 0.8" | 14.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Safford Muni runs from a mild 33°F around December 21 to 102°F at the peak near June 23, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 14 through September 25, covering 135 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 5 to November 15.
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.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 33°F around December 21.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 19, when 29% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 18 at 4%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 48 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 5 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 37°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Safford Muni.
Where Safford Muni Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 135 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.
Safford Muni earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
3.8 days with precipitation
3.4 days with precipitation
2.5 days with precipitation
1.3 days with precipitation
2.3 days with precipitation
4.2 days with precipitation
9.3 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
4.3 days with precipitation
3.5 days with precipitation
3.1 days with precipitation
3.9 days with precipitation
Safford Muni runs a summer-peaked wet season
36% of Safford Muni's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is July at 1.3", on a 39.3°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: July, August, September, taking 44% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: May at 0.2".
- Winter share: 27% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Safford Muni is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 48 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 13% of the calendar, and they carry 8.0" between them. At roughly 0.17 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 July at about 9 wet days; the driest is April 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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 20
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 8
50% probability date
Growing Season
257 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
2,175
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,715
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42% | 6.6 | N/A | N/A |
| February | 36% | 7.3 | 82% | 6% |
| March | 26% | 8.1 | N/A | N/A |
| April | 19% | 8.8 | N/A | N/A |
| May | 16% | 8.2 | 97% | 0% |
| June | 23% | 9.0 | 94% | 1% |
| July | 41% | 7.7 | N/A | N/A |
| August | 40% | 6.9 | N/A | N/A |
| September | 31% | 6.7 | N/A | N/A |
| October | 35% | 6.4 | N/A | N/A |
| November | 40% | 6.3 | N/A | N/A |
| December | 49% | 6.5 | N/A | N/A |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AZ closest to Safford Muni 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 (66°F here).
- Douglas, GA 66°F · 0.0°F off
- Hattiesburg, MS 66°F · 0.0°F off
- Montgomery, AL 66°F · 0.0°F off
- Picayune, MS 66°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (8.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Shoshoni, WY 8.0" · 0.0" off
- Castle Dale, UT 8.0" · 0.0" off
- Delta, UT 8.0" · 0.0" off
- Bloomfield, NM 8.1" · 0.1" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Safford Muni's limited precipitation lands
mixed demand · dry · mid swing
Local precipitation is sparse in this otherwise mixed profile. The station reports 8.0 inches annually, within PlainClimate's dry band. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The monthly distribution matters because the total alone does not reveal the timing.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Safford Muni's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 39.3°F. The annual average is 66°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Safford Muni's normal, at 2,175 and 2,715 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.
Safford Muni has a long frost-free window of roughly 257 days, but the dry annual profile is a separate constraint. Growing-season length says when freezes are unlikely, not whether rainfall is sufficient.
Safford Muni wettest normal
July
July concentrates the scarce annual total (8.0 inches).
Safford Muni driest normal
May
May is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
Questions about Safford Muni's climate
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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 Safford Muni's primary station: SAFFORD MUNI AP (USW00093084). 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 Safford Muni; 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 Safford Muni 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.