Temple Bar, Arizona climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Temple Bar's normal year runs from 37°F December nights to 109°F July afternoons, with 5.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 21.6°C, December lows of 3°C, July highs of 43°C, 149 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTemple Bar
- Station IDUSC00028516
- Location36.03°N 114.33°W
- Elevation1,280 ft (390 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Temple Bar is 80°F and the normal low 55°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 7%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Temple Bar.
- Jan 60° 38°
- Feb 65° 41°
- Mar 73° 48°
- Apr 83° 56°
- May 93° 65°
- Jun 104° 74°
- Jul 109° 82°
- Aug 107° 81°
- Sep 99° 71°
- Oct 84° 58°
- Nov 69° 46°
- Dec 58° 37°
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 Temple Bar each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 109°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 37°F. The most precipitation falls in July (0.81 in), the least in June (0.04 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F | 38°F | 48.9°F | 0.69 | 4 | <1 | 5 | 10 h |
| February | 65°F | 41°F | 52.9°F | 0.79 | 5 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 73°F | 48°F | 60.4°F | 0.50 | 4 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 83°F | 56°F | 69.4°F | 0.39 | 2 | 8 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 93°F | 65°F | 79.0°F | 0.50 | 1 | 22 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 104°F | 74°F | 89.3°F | 0.04 | 1 | 28 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 109°F | 82°F | 95.7°F | 0.81 | 2 | 31 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 107°F | 81°F | 94.1°F | 0.32 | 2 | 31 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 99°F | 71°F | 85.1°F | 0.31 | 2 | 28 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 84°F | 58°F | 70.7°F | 0.51 | 2 | 10 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 69°F | 46°F | 57.1°F | 0.51 | 2 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 58°F | 37°F | 47.5°F | 0.49 | 2 | <1 | 6 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 84°F | 58°F | 70.8°F | 5.86 | 26 | 158 | 14 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 3°C | 9.4°C | 18 mm |
| February | 18°C | 5°C | 11.6°C | 20 mm |
| March | 23°C | 9°C | 15.8°C | 13 mm |
| April | 28°C | 13°C | 20.8°C | 10 mm |
| May | 34°C | 18°C | 26.1°C | 13 mm |
| June | 40°C | 24°C | 31.8°C | 1 mm |
| July | 43°C | 28°C | 35.4°C | 21 mm |
| August | 42°C | 27°C | 34.5°C | 8 mm |
| September | 37°C | 22°C | 29.5°C | 8 mm |
| October | 29°C | 14°C | 21.5°C | 13 mm |
| November | 20°C | 8°C | 13.9°C | 13 mm |
| December | 14°C | 3°C | 8.6°C | 12 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00028516; 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 Temple Bar?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (2).
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 USC00028516.
When is the last frost at Temple Bar?
In Temple Bar, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 4 in half of years and after February 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 10 in half of years and before November 27 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
- February 41 year in 10 after February 25; 9 in 10 after January 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 101 year in 10 before November 27; 9 in 10 before December 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 309 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 348 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 8 in half of springs and before December 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Temple Bar in zone 9b in ZIP code 86443, 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 USC00028516; 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 Temple Bar?
In a normal year in Temple Bar, 158 days a year reach 90°F (108 of them 100°F or more), 14 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 26 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 158a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 108a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 14a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 26a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00028516.
How sunny is it at Temple Bar?
Over a year 91% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Temple Bar, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (96%) and December the cloudiest (82%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.0 |
| February | 84% | 4.0 |
| March | 88% | 5.5 |
| April | 90% | 6.9 |
| May | 93% | 7.9 |
| June | 96% | 8.6 |
| July | 92% | 7.7 |
| August | 94% | 7.1 |
| September | 95% | 6.2 |
| October | 91% | 4.7 |
| November | 89% | 3.4 |
| December | 82% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Temple Bar record?
A normal year at Temple Bar brings 1,875 heating degree days, 65% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4,048 cooling degree days, 4.5 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 7,882 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 499 | 0 |
| February | 338 | 0 |
| March | 176 | 34 |
| April | 41 | 173 |
| May | 4 | 438 |
| June | 1 | 730 |
| July | 0 | 953 |
| August | 0 | 900 |
| September | 0 | 603 |
| October | 27 | 206 |
| November | 247 | 11 |
| December | 542 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 1,875 | 4,048 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00028516. 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 Temple Bar's climate compare?
Temple Bar is warmer than 70 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Arizona, and wetter than 9. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 70.8°F is warmer than 96%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Temple Bar is BWh: hot desert. 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.
Questions about Temple Bar's climate
What is the coldest month at Temple Bar?
December, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 37°F. The warmest is July (109°F by day, 82°F at night).
Does it snow at Temple Bar?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at Temple Bar?
July, with 0.81 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.04 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Temple Bar in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Temple Bar in zone 9b in ZIP code 86443, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Temple Bar?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 4; in one year in ten it comes after February 25. Waiting until February 25 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arizona climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Meadview, AZ14 miles from this station, 66.1°F a year
- Echo Bay, NV20 miles from this station, 70.3°F a year
- Willow Beach, AZ22 miles from this station, 74.4°F a year
- Callville Bay, NV24 miles from this station, 71.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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