Teec Nos Pos, Arizona climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Teec Nos Pos's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 95°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.0°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 35°C.
- NOAA stationTeec Nos Pos
- Station IDUSC00028468
- Location36.92°N 109.09°W
- Elevation5,290 ft (1,612 m)
- Population (census place)882
On October 23, the normal high in Teec Nos Pos is 68°F and the normal low 42°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Teec Nos Pos.
- Jan 45° 24°
- Feb 52° 29°
- Mar 62° 35°
- Apr 70° 42°
- May 80° 50°
- Jun 91° 61°
- Jul 95° 67°
- Aug 91° 65°
- Sep 84° 56°
- Oct 71° 44°
- Nov 57° 32°
- Dec 45° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Teec Nos Pos each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F | 24°F | 34.4°F | – | <1 | 27 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 52°F | 29°F | 40.3°F | – | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 62°F | 35°F | 48.5°F | – | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 42°F | 56.1°F | – | <1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 80°F | 50°F | 65.0°F | – | 3 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 91°F | 61°F | 75.9°F | – | 20 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 95°F | 67°F | 80.9°F | – | 27 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 91°F | 65°F | 78.0°F | – | 21 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 84°F | 56°F | 70.3°F | – | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 44°F | 57.8°F | – | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 57°F | 32°F | 44.8°F | – | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 45°F | 24°F | 34.6°F | – | <1 | 28 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 44°F | 57.2°F | – | 77 | 117 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −4°C | 1.3°C |
| February | 11°C | −2°C | 4.6°C |
| March | 17°C | 2°C | 9.2°C |
| April | 21°C | 5°C | 13.4°C |
| May | 27°C | 10°C | 18.3°C |
| June | 33°C | 16°C | 24.4°C |
| July | 35°C | 20°C | 27.2°C |
| August | 33°C | 18°C | 25.6°C |
| September | 29°C | 13°C | 21.3°C |
| October | 22°C | 7°C | 14.3°C |
| November | 14°C | 0°C | 7.1°C |
| December | 7°C | −4°C | 1.4°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00028468; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Teec Nos Pos?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October.
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 USC00028468.
When is the last frost in Teec Nos Pos?
In Teec Nos Pos, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 11 in half of years and after May 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 16 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
- April 111 year in 10 after May 2; 9 in 10 after March 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 16; 9 in 10 before November 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 200 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 226 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 26 in half of springs and before November 9 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Teec Nos Pos in zone 7a in ZIP code 87420, 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 USC00028468; 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 in Teec Nos Pos?
In a normal year in Teec Nos Pos, 77 days a year reach 90°F (7 of them 100°F or more) and 117 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 77a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 7a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 117a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1962) is 105°F, on June 30, 1974; the lowest is −18°F, on January 3, 1974.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1978, with 12.15 in; the snowiest season is 1973–74, with 45.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00028468; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00028468. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Teec Nos Pos?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Teec Nos Pos, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (93%) and December the cloudiest (78%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81% | 3.0 |
| February | 81% | 4.0 |
| March | 86% | 5.6 |
| April | 87% | 6.9 |
| May | 88% | 7.8 |
| June | 93% | 8.5 |
| July | 87% | 7.5 |
| August | 86% | 6.7 |
| September | 89% | 5.9 |
| October | 89% | 4.7 |
| November | 87% | 3.5 |
| December | 78% | 2.6 |
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 much heating and cooling does Teec Nos Pos need?
A normal year in Teec Nos Pos brings 4,326 heating degree days, 19% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,521 cooling degree days, 68% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,243 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 947 | 0 |
| February | 692 | 0 |
| March | 510 | 0 |
| April | 277 | 8 |
| May | 89 | 91 |
| June | 5 | 332 |
| July | 0 | 494 |
| August | 0 | 403 |
| September | 21 | 180 |
| October | 235 | 12 |
| November | 606 | 0 |
| December | 944 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,326 | 1,521 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00028468. 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.
Has Teec Nos Pos been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 59.1°F, 1.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 57.2°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 57.4°F | +0.2°F |
| 2023 | 56.8°F | −0.4°F |
| 2024 | 58.3°F | +1.1°F |
| 2025 | 59.1°F | +1.9°F |
Over 36 complete years from 1963 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.4°F per century (+0.30°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00028468; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Teec Nos Pos's climate compare?
Teec Nos Pos is warmer than 25 of the other 96 places with their own NOAA record in Arizona. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 57.2°F is warmer than 67%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Teec Nos Pos share this climate record?
3 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.
- Shiprock, NM8,339 people · 24 mi SE
- Aneth, UT324 people · 20 mi N
- Beclabito, NM191 people · 8 mi SE
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 Teec Nos Pos's climate
What is the coldest month in Teec Nos Pos?
January, with a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 67°F at night).
What plant hardiness zone is Teec Nos Pos in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Teec Nos Pos in zone 7a in ZIP code 87420, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Teec Nos Pos?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 11; in one year in ten it comes after May 2. Waiting until May 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arizona climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Hovenweep National Monument, UT32 miles from this station, 53.7°F a year
- Lukachukai, AZ35 miles from this station, 51.1°F a year
- Bluff, UT36 miles from this station, 55.1°F a year
- Cortez, CO37 miles from this station, 49.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
Download these normals (CSV) · JSON · How these figures are made