Show Low, 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 Show Low's primary NOAA station, SHOW LOW AP.
The climate verdict for Show Low
Dryness leads the climate profile for Show Low, Arizona, with 15.7 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 53°F. At 54/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 31% of scores.
- 53°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 54/100
- comfort score, above 31% of station-mapped location scores
- 15.7"
- annual precipitation · 19" snow
- 163 days
- frost-free growing season
Show Low: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00027855 · Show Low, AZ 53°F mean · 15.7" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 53°F
- RANK-MID #3,705
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Corona
- PRCP-DRY 15.7"
- SWING-MID 38°F
- COMF-LOW 54/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,926 HDD
- STN-1 USC00027855
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Corona, NM (+ 0.2 °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.
- Show Low (this station) 53°F
- Cold Pacific House, CA 53°F
- Hot Diamond M Rch, AZ 53°F
- Near Corona, NM 53°F
- Near Black Rvr Pumps, AZ 53°F
Climate Living Index · Show Low
Show Low: 48/100 · grade D
Show Low publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Show Low, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 54/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 129 calendar days | 59/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 53.1°F · 14.4° from 67.5°F | 53/100 · D |
| Snowfall burden | 19.4 inches/year | 49/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 163 days/year | 36/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 15.7 in · 19.3 from 35 in | 31/100 · F |
Show Low · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Show Low is a temperate Köppen climate: Csa
Coldest-month mean 34.6°F and warmest-month mean 72.2°F place this station in temperate, dry-summer, hot summer climates (Csa). Class Csa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, dry-summer, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Csa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 72.2°F
- Coldest month
- 34.6°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 · heating-led station
Where Show Low sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Show Low's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 54th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 81%
- Show Low's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 74%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Show Low is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Show Low compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Show Low's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
54 31st percentile score exceeds 31% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 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
Show Low's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 40 complete annual observations from 1972 to 2025, SHOW LOW AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.36°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Show Low primary station fitted change +0.36 °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 | 46°F (8°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 1.4" | 4.0" | 25.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 51°F (11°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 1.2" | 3.8" | 20.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 58°F (14°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.9" | 2.3" | 17.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 65°F (18°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 0.6" | 1.6" | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 74°F (23°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 0.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 6.6 |
| July | 85°F (30°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.5 |
| August | 83°F (28°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| September | 78°F (26°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 1.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| October | 68°F (20°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 1.4" | 0.4" | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| November | 56°F (14°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 1.2" | 1.9" | 16.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 46°F (8°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 1.4" | 5.4" | 25.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 86°F around June 29, short of 90°F on every date, while 129 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 22°F near December 26.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 20, then returns to freezing around November 13, covering 129 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 49% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 4 at 10%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 82 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 6 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 31°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Show Low.
Where Show Low Stands Nationally
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 16 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Show Low earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 4.0"
6.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.8"
6.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.3"
5.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.6"
4.1 days with precipitation
4.3 days with precipitation
2.9 days with precipitation
12.9 days with precipitation
14.9 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
5.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.9"
4.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.4"
6.5 days with precipitation
Show Low runs a summer-peaked wet season
37% of Show Low'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 August at 3.0", on a 37.6°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: August, July, September, taking 43% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: June at 0.4".
- Winter share: 25% 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.
Show Low is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 82 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 23% of the calendar, and they carry 15.7" between them. At roughly 0.19 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 August at about 15 wet days; the driest is June at about 3.
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.
Winter brings real snow to Show Low
Show Low averages 19.4 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 8 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 19.4 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 8 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 12% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 15
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 5
50% probability date
Growing Season
163 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,926
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
613
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AZ closest to Show Low 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 (53°F here).
- Allentown, PA 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Dallas, OR 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Danville, IL 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Decatur, IL 53°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (15.7" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Eads, CO 15.7" · 0.0" off
- Dry Creek, AK 15.7" · 0.0" off
- Busby, MT 15.7" · 0.0" off
- Soda Springs, ID 15.7" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Show Low
heating led · dry · mid swing
Show Low's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,926 annual heating degree days against 613 for cooling. Its 37.6°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Show Low's frost-free season lasts about 163 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Show Low coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 35°F (1°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Show Low typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Show Low snow peak
December
Show Low averages 19.4 inches of snow a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals.
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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 Show Low's primary station: SHOW LOW AP (USC00027855). 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 an incorporated place (GEOID 0466470). Match rule for Show Low: 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 Show Low 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.