Seligman, 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 Seligman's primary NOAA station, SELIGMAN.
The climate verdict for Seligman
Dryness leads the climate profile for Seligman, Arizona, with 12.1 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
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 12.1"
- annual precipitation · 10" snow
- 158 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Seligman: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00027716 · Seligman, AZ 55°F mean · 12.1" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 55°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,254
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Allardt
- PRCP-DRY 12.1"
- SWING-MID 37°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,336 HDD
- STN-1 USC00027716
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Allardt, TN (+ 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.
- Hot Cliff, NM 56°F
- Near Allardt, TN 56°F
- Seligman (this station) 55°F
- Cold Cherokee, NC 55°F
- Near Fall Creek Fall…, TN 55°F
Climate Living Index · Seligman
Seligman: 33/100 · grade F
Seligman publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Seligman, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 9.8 inches/year | 64/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 55.4°F · 12.1° from 67.5°F | 61/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 158 days/year | 32/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 12.1 in · 22.9 from 35 in | 19/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 225 calendar days | 3/100 · F |
Seligman · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Seligman'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
- 75.1°F
- Coldest month
- 38.0°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 Seligman sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Seligman's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 62nd percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 90%
- Seligman's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 76%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Seligman is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Seligman compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Seligman'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
Seligman's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 57 complete annual observations from 1905 to 2018, SELIGMAN warmed at a fitted rate of 0.18°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Seligman primary station fitted change +0.18 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54°F (12°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 1.1" | 3.0" | 27.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 57°F (14°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 1.1" | 2.1" | 24.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 64°F (18°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 1.0" | 1.2" | 22.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 71°F (22°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 0.5" | 0.4" | 13.3 | 0.0 |
| May | 79°F (26°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 0.3" | 0.0" | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| June | 90°F (32°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 0.2" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 16.9 |
| July | 93°F (34°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 1.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 22.9 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 2.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 19.1 |
| September | 85°F (30°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 1.2" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 7.2 |
| October | 75°F (24°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 1.0" | 0.1" | 6.7 | 0.4 |
| November | 63°F (17°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 0.7" | 0.9" | 22.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 53°F (12°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 0.9" | 2.1" | 28.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Seligman works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 93°F by July 7 and hold at or above 90°F on 71 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 154 dates, bottoming at 22°F around December 19.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 15 through August 24, covering 71 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 12 to October 29.
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 April 7, then returns to freezing around November 6, covering 154 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 July 30, when 25% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 5 at 5%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 46 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 9 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 42°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Seligman.
Where Seligman Stands Nationally
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 42°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 71 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
Seligman 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: 3.0"
4.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.1"
4.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.2"
3.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
2.2 days with precipitation
2.4 days with precipitation
1.3 days with precipitation
7.3 days with precipitation
7.3 days with precipitation
4.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
3.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.9"
2.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.1"
4.0 days with precipitation
Seligman spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 35% of the annual total and December through February 26%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Seligman has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 37.1°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: August averages 2.1" and June 0.2". The three wettest months together take 43% 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 Seligman's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 46 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 12.1" between them, or roughly 0.26 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 Seligman, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 9.8 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 6 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 15
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 10
50% probability date
Growing Season
158 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,336
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
855
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AZ closest to Seligman 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).
- Appleton City, MO 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Danville, KY 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Elkton, OR 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Erwin, TN 55°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (12.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Navajo Dam, NM 12.1" · 0.0" off
- Long Beach, CA 12.0" · 0.0" off
- Camarillo, CA 12.0" · 0.0" off
- Artesia, NM 12.1" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Seligman's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Seligman's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,336 annual heating degree days against 855 for cooling. Its 37.1°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Seligman's frost-free season lasts about 158 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 Seligman's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 37.1°F. The annual average is 55°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Seligman's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 12.1 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Annual snowfall totals 9.8 inches. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Seligman wettest normal
August
August concentrates the scarce annual total (12.1 inches).
Seligman 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 Seligman's primary station: SELIGMAN (USC00027716). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as a census-designated place (GEOID 0465420), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for Seligman: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Seligman 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.