NOAA climate atlas · updated August 2026
Arizona Climate Data
Climate normals for 169 station-mapped locations, each from its primary station in Arizona's 411-station NOAA network.
- average temperature
- 62°F (17°C)62.3°F · fleet p50 52.2°F · n=50
- Warmer national band
- annual precipitation
- 12.4"12.4 inches · fleet p50 43.7 inches · n=50
- Drier national band
- annual snowfall
- 9.2"9.2 inches · fleet p50 24.7 inches · n=50
- Low-snow national band
- locations / stations
- 169 / 411State coverage: 169 locations / 411 stations. Benchmark context: this profile's measured location and NOAA-station counts.
- State coverage
Arizona's climate in one line
Arizona averages 62°F a year - warmer than 82% of U.S. states, spanning Sunrise Mtn at 42°F to Yuma Mcas at 76°F.
- 62°F
- statewide average · 82th percentile of states
- 12"
- average annual precipitation
- 96/100
- most comfortable: Santa Rita Exp Range
- 169
- station-mapped locations · 411 NOAA stations
Statewide figures are simple averages across 169 station-mapped locations (each from its primary NOAA station), local conditions vary widely by elevation and coast distance.
How Arizona ranks among all 50 states
Arizona's average temperature vs. all U.S. states
Statewide annual mean temperature, NOAA 1991–2020 normals
62°F Top 18% warmer than 82% of 50 U.S. states
- 30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry.
- 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry.
- 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry.
- 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). Below this entry.
- 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). Below this entry.
- 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry.
- 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). This entry sits in this band.
- 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
- 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (statewide aggregate) · 1991–2020
Arizona in the national rankings
- Ranks #9 hottest of 50 states at 62.3°F annual average, 9.2°F above the 53.1°F mean of all state averages - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
- In winter (Dec–Feb) it averages 45.2°F, the #10 warmest winter of 50 states - winter ranking
- 71.3% of NOAA hourly observations report clear sky (7 measured locations), the #1 clearest of 47 ranked states - sunniest states by clear-sky frequency
Temperature × precipitation · 50-state landscape
Arizona in the national climate landscape
Arizona averages 62.3°F and 12.4 inches of annual precipitation across 169 station-mapped locations. Against the same complete 50-state cohort, that places it in the warmer and drier half of the chart. Dashed lines mark the national medians of 52.3°F and 43.7 inches.
Read all 50 state values
Each point is PlainClimate's simple average across the station-mapped location normals available for that state. Cohort sizes vary and are shown below; the values are not population weighted. Dashed lines mark the median of this 50-state comparison and are guides, not comfort or safety thresholds.
| State | Locations | Annual mean | Annual precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 172 | 33.5°F | 47.6 in |
| Alabama | 100 | 63.3°F | 57.9 in |
| Arkansas | 110 | 60.7°F | 52.2 in |
| Arizona | 169 | 62.3°F | 12.4 in |
| California | 363 | 59.8°F | 21.6 in |
| Colorado | 214 | 46.3°F | 15.9 in |
| Connecticut | 23 | 50.1°F | 48.6 in |
| Delaware | 7 | 56.2°F | 46.8 in |
| Florida | 165 | 72.6°F | 55.2 in |
| Georgia | 122 | 63.4°F | 52.0 in |
| Hawaii | 49 | 72.4°F | 48.5 in |
| Iowa | 143 | 48.0°F | 35.9 in |
| Idaho | 139 | 46.1°F | 18.0 in |
| Illinois | 163 | 52.2°F | 40.7 in |
| Indiana | 116 | 52.4°F | 43.7 in |
| Kansas | 168 | 54.8°F | 31.2 in |
| Kentucky | 95 | 56.2°F | 50.6 in |
| Louisiana | 91 | 67.3°F | 60.3 in |
| Massachusetts | 68 | 49.2°F | 48.2 in |
| Maryland | 42 | 55.6°F | 45.5 in |
| Maine | 79 | 43.1°F | 46.4 in |
| Michigan | 201 | 45.5°F | 34.2 in |
| Minnesota | 172 | 42.2°F | 30.0 in |
| Missouri | 164 | 55.1°F | 43.9 in |
| Mississippi | 91 | 64.1°F | 59.7 in |
| Montana | 215 | 43.4°F | 15.9 in |
| North Carolina | 178 | 59.1°F | 52.2 in |
| North Dakota | 119 | 41.0°F | 19.2 in |
| Nebraska | 171 | 49.6°F | 25.0 in |
| New Hampshire | 52 | 44.5°F | 46.6 in |
| New Jersey | 45 | 53.6°F | 47.9 in |
| New Mexico | 167 | 54.3°F | 13.8 in |
| Nevada | 115 | 52.4°F | 8.9 in |
| New York | 173 | 47.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Ohio | 128 | 51.6°F | 41.1 in |
| Oklahoma | 159 | 60.3°F | 35.7 in |
| Oregon | 180 | 50.5°F | 37.6 in |
| Pennsylvania | 157 | 50.2°F | 45.2 in |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 51.2°F | 48.7 in |
| South Carolina | 100 | 62.8°F | 49.8 in |
| South Dakota | 149 | 45.6°F | 21.8 in |
| Tennessee | 146 | 58.0°F | 56.0 in |
| Texas | 449 | 66.2°F | 31.1 in |
| Utah | 170 | 49.4°F | 13.9 in |
| Virginia | 119 | 55.8°F | 46.0 in |
| Vermont | 41 | 43.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Washington | 149 | 49.9°F | 40.9 in |
| Wisconsin | 200 | 44.5°F | 34.6 in |
| West Virginia | 99 | 52.3°F | 47.6 in |
| Wyoming | 144 | 43.3°F | 14.0 in |
Derived by PlainClimate from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals · simple averages across each state's varying station-mapped-location cohort · data updated August 2026.
Arizona Climate in Context
U.S. land-mean temperature anomaly (NOAA NCEI) tracked against global anomaly (NASA GISTEMP). Paris Agreement 1.5°C and 2.0°C thresholds shown as reference lines. Arizona sits within this national warming envelope; individual station-mapped locations below show local readings against this trend.
- United States (incl. Arizona) +0.11 °C/decade
- Global (NASA GISTEMP) +0.11 °C/decade
- Paris Agreement thresholds 1.5°C / 2.0°C
Station-mapped locations in Arizona
169 locations with climate data
Scroll the table to browse every location, or use the complete CSV and JSON exports below.
| Location | Avg Temp | High | Low | Precip | Snow | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguila | 66°F | 82°F | 50°F | 7.1" | 0.0" | 77/100 |
| Ajo | 74°F | 86°F | 61°F | 7.0" | 0.1" | 80/100 |
| Alamo Dam | 69°F | 87°F | 51°F | 7.8" | 0.0" | 77/100 |
| Alpine | 46°F | 62°F | 29°F | 20.1" | 44.8" | 59/100 |
| Anvil Rch | 66°F | 83°F | 50°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Apache Junction | 72°F | 86°F | 58°F | 12.6" | 0.0" | 90/100 |
| Arizona City | 69°F | 85°F | 53°F | 8.0" | 0.0" | 77/100 |
| Bagdad | 60°F | 75°F | 46°F | 15.9" | 1.1" | 83/100 |
| Beaver Dam | 68°F | 85°F | 52°F | 7.0" | N/A | 73/100 |
| Bellemont | 44°F | 62°F | 27°F | 20.2" | 72.6" | 44/100 |
| Benson | 63°F | 82°F | 45°F | 11.8" | 0.2" | 83/100 |
| Betatakin | 51°F | 63°F | 40°F | 11.1" | 35.5" | 49/100 |
| Bisbee | 60°F | 73°F | 47°F | 17.1" | 3.3" | 73/100 |
| Black Rvr Pumps | 53°F | 70°F | 36°F | 18.7" | 13.7" | 54/100 |
| Blue Ridge Ranger Station | 49°F | 64°F | 34°F | 21.5" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Bouse | 71°F | 87°F | 55°F | 5.7" | 0.0" | 77/100 |
| Bowie | 63°F | 80°F | 47°F | 11.3" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Bright Angel Ranger Station | 43°F | 55°F | 32°F | 24.2" | 126.2" | 44/100 |
| Bullhead City | 74°F | 88°F | 61°F | 5.4" | N/A | 76/100 |
| Canelo | 58°F | 74°F | 43°F | 17.8" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Canyon De Chelly | 54°F | 69°F | 38°F | 8.8" | 4.9" | 49/100 |
| Carefree | 71°F | 84°F | 58°F | 12.6" | 0.0" | 90/100 |
| Casa Grande | 72°F | 88°F | 57°F | 7.9" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Casa Grande National Monument | 71°F | 88°F | 55°F | 8.3" | 0.0" | 77/100 |
| Cascabel | 63°F | 82°F | 45°F | 13.0" | 1.4" | 83/100 |
| Castle Hot Springs | 73°F | 87°F | 58°F | 14.3" | 0.0" | 90/100 |
| Catalina State Park | 66°F | 84°F | 48°F | 13.2" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Chandler Heights | 71°F | 85°F | 58°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Childs | 64°F | 83°F | 46°F | 18.1" | 0.3" | 83/100 |
| Chino Valley | 57°F | 73°F | 41°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Chiricahua National Monument | 60°F | 74°F | 45°F | 18.7" | 3.7" | 73/100 |
| Clifton | 67°F | 81°F | 54°F | 17.0" | 0.0" | 87/100 |
| Colorado City | 56°F | 71°F | 42°F | 14.3" | 12.4" | 68/100 |
| Cordes | 62°F | 77°F | 47°F | 15.3" | 1.2" | 83/100 |
| Coronado Nmem | 61°F | 75°F | 48°F | 20.8" | 3.2" | 93/100 |
| Dateland Whitewing Rch | 73°F | 88°F | 57°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Diamond M Rch | 53°F | 71°F | 36°F | 15.3" | 21.0" | 49/100 |
| Douglas | 65°F | 81°F | 48°F | 14.0" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Douglas Bisbee Inl | 62°F | 79°F | 45°F | 11.8" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Duncan | 61°F | 80°F | 43°F | 10.4" | N/A | 80/100 |
| E Mesa | 72°F | 87°F | 58°F | 10.8" | N/A | 88/100 |
| Ehrenberg | 74°F | 88°F | 60°F | 4.0" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Elgin | 60°F | 75°F | 44°F | 15.4" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Eloy | 71°F | 89°F | 53°F | 8.3" | 0.0" | 77/100 |
| Flagstaff | 45°F | 62°F | 28°F | 22.5" | 65.3" | 44/100 |
| Flagstaff Pulliam | 47°F | 62°F | 32°F | 20.5" | 90.1" | 54/100 |
| Florence | 72°F | 87°F | 58°F | 8.6" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Fort Huachuca Pioneer Airfield | 63°F | 77°F | 49°F | 14.9" | N/A | 85/100 |
| Fort Thomas | 65°F | 82°F | 47°F | 10.2" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Fort Valley | 47°F | 64°F | 31°F | 20.6" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Fountain Hills | 72°F | 84°F | 61°F | 10.2" | 0.0" | 90/100 |
| Ganado | 51°F | 67°F | 35°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gila Bend | 75°F | 91°F | 59°F | 6.3" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Globe | 64°F | 77°F | 50°F | 15.6" | N/A | 85/100 |
| Grand Canyon E Entrance | 50°F | 61°F | 39°F | 16.0" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Grand Canyon National Park | 47°F | 64°F | 30°F | 13.4" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Grand Canyon Visitor Ctr | 51°F | 62°F | 40°F | 17.0" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Green Valley | 68°F | 84°F | 53°F | 12.8" | 0.1" | 87/100 |
| Greer | 44°F | 59°F | 29°F | 19.3" | N/A | 40/100 |
| Happy Jack Ranger Station | 46°F | 59°F | 33°F | 24.1" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Heber (black Mesa) Ranger Station | 50°F | 65°F | 36°F | 18.4" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Holbrook | 57°F | 73°F | 40°F | 8.1" | 3.3" | 63/100 |
| Jerome | 60°F | 70°F | 50°F | 17.7" | 6.3" | 82/100 |
| Kartchner Caverns | 62°F | 76°F | 48°F | 15.3" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Keams Canyon | 51°F | 67°F | 35°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kingman Mohave County | 63°F | 77°F | 48°F | 8.0" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Kitt Peak | 56°F | 65°F | 46°F | 19.9" | 8.0" | 68/100 |
| Kofa Mine | 74°F | 85°F | 64°F | 6.7" | 0.0" | 76/100 |
| Lake Havasu City | 74°F | 87°F | 61°F | 4.2" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Laveen | 74°F | 88°F | 60°F | 7.4" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Lees Ferry | 63°F | 75°F | 51°F | 7.5" | 0.3" | 77/100 |
| Litchfield Park | 73°F | 86°F | 60°F | 8.2" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Lukachukai | 51°F | 64°F | 38°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Maricopa | 72°F | 89°F | 55°F | 7.1" | 0.0" | 77/100 |
| McNary | 49°F | 62°F | 35°F | 24.1" | 66.0" | 54/100 |
| McNeal | 64°F | 82°F | 47°F | 11.0" | 0.5" | 83/100 |
| Meadview | 66°F | 79°F | 54°F | 7.0" | 0.7" | 77/100 |
| Meteor Crater | 56°F | 69°F | 42°F | 12.3" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Miami | 67°F | 81°F | 53°F | 17.2" | 0.0" | 87/100 |
| Montezuma Castle National Monument | 62°F | 80°F | 43°F | 13.2" | 0.0" | 83/100 |
| Monument Valley | 56°F | 68°F | 45°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mormon Flat | 73°F | 86°F | 60°F | 12.0" | 0.0" | 90/100 |
| Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon | 56°F | 65°F | 47°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mund's Park | 47°F | 63°F | 31°F | 24.6" | 77.4" | 54/100 |
| Natural Brg | 59°F | 72°F | 45°F | 21.7" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Nogales | 65°F | 81°F | 49°F | 14.6" | N/A | 85/100 |
| Oak Creek Canyon | 58°F | 72°F | 43°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Oracle | 62°F | 74°F | 51°F | 21.7" | 10.8" | 92/100 |
| Oracle State Park | 62°F | 77°F | 48°F | 15.6" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument | 72°F | 87°F | 57°F | 9.3" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Page | 59°F | 71°F | 47°F | 6.9" | 3.1" | 63/100 |
| Page Muni | 61°F | 72°F | 50°F | 6.1" | N/A | 73/100 |
| Painted Desert National Park | 54°F | 69°F | 39°F | 9.9" | 1.6" | 49/100 |
| Painted Rock Dam | 74°F | 89°F | 59°F | 6.1" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Paradise | 57°F | 72°F | 41°F | 17.0" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Parker | 74°F | 89°F | 60°F | 4.6" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Payson | 57°F | 74°F | 40°F | 19.8" | 18.5" | 64/100 |
| Pearce - Sunsites | 62°F | 78°F | 45°F | 12.2" | 1.2" | 83/100 |
| Petrified Forest National Park | 56°F | 72°F | 39°F | 9.6" | 3.5" | 59/100 |
| Phantom Rch | 68°F | 81°F | 54°F | 9.6" | N/A | 73/100 |
| Phoenix | 76°F | 87°F | 64°F | 7.2" | N/A | N/A |
| Phoenix Deer Valley Muni | 73°F | 84°F | 61°F | 8.9" | N/A | 76/100 |
| Picacho | 72°F | 86°F | 58°F | 9.9" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Pinetop | 49°F | 64°F | 35°F | 24.1" | 70.3" | 54/100 |
| Pinnacle Peak | 70°F | 81°F | 58°F | 11.6" | N/A | 88/100 |
| Pipe Spring National Monument | 55°F | 70°F | 40°F | 11.4" | 5.8" | 64/100 |
| Pleasant Valley | 55°F | 70°F | 40°F | 20.4" | 8.5" | 64/100 |
| Portal | 57°F | 73°F | 40°F | 19.6" | 3.8" | 69/100 |
| Prescott | 55°F | 71°F | 40°F | 16.5" | 10.2" | 64/100 |
| Prescott Love Fld | 57°F | 71°F | 42°F | 12.8" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Punkin Ctr | 66°F | 82°F | 50°F | 16.0" | N/A | 85/100 |
| Quartzsite | 74°F | 88°F | 60°F | 4.6" | 0.2" | 80/100 |
| Robson Rch | 71°F | 87°F | 56°F | 7.8" | N/A | 73/100 |
| Roosevelt | 70°F | 83°F | 58°F | 15.9" | 0.2" | 90/100 |
| Safford Ag Ctr | 65°F | 82°F | 48°F | 8.8" | 0.2" | 73/100 |
| Safford Muni | 66°F | 81°F | 51°F | 8.0" | N/A | 73/100 |
| Saguaro National Park | 70°F | 83°F | 57°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Saint Johns | 55°F | 71°F | 38°F | 9.4" | 6.2" | 44/100 |
| San Carlos Reservoir | 65°F | 80°F | 50°F | 13.4" | 0.0" | 87/100 |
| San Manuel | 67°F | 79°F | 54°F | 12.6" | 0.7" | 90/100 |
| San Simon | 63°F | 81°F | 45°F | 10.3" | 1.2" | 83/100 |
| Sanders | 52°F | 69°F | 35°F | 8.2" | 3.6" | 49/100 |
| Santa Rita Exp Range | 65°F | 77°F | 54°F | 20.6" | N/A | 96/100 |
| Sasabe | 65°F | 81°F | 49°F | 14.2" | 0.6" | 87/100 |
| Scottsdale Muni | 73°F | 85°F | 62°F | 8.7" | N/A | 76/100 |
| Sedona | 63°F | 77°F | 49°F | 17.1" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Seligman | 55°F | 73°F | 38°F | 12.1" | 9.8" | 64/100 |
| Show Low | 53°F | 66°F | 40°F | 15.7" | 19.4" | 54/100 |
| Sierra Vista | 62°F | 78°F | 46°F | 13.0" | 0.4" | 83/100 |
| Snowflake | 54°F | 70°F | 37°F | 11.0" | 12.9" | 54/100 |
| Sonoita | 62°F | 75°F | 48°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| South Phoenix | 71°F | 85°F | 58°F | 7.5" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Springerville | 50°F | 68°F | 32°F | 11.4" | N/A | 52/100 |
| St Johns Industrial | 54°F | 71°F | 38°F | 9.1" | N/A | 40/100 |
| Stewart Mtn Dam | 71°F | 87°F | 55°F | 11.9" | 0.0" | 87/100 |
| Sunrise Mtn | 42°F | 57°F | 27°F | 26.7" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Sunset Crater National Monument | 46°F | 63°F | 29°F | 17.0" | 49.3" | 49/100 |
| Superior | 70°F | 81°F | 60°F | 17.8" | 0.3" | 90/100 |
| Tacna | 73°F | 90°F | 56°F | 3.8" | 0.0" | 77/100 |
| Teec Nos Pos | 57°F | 70°F | 44°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tempe Asu | 72°F | 88°F | 55°F | 8.8" | 0.0" | 77/100 |
| Temple Bar | 71°F | 84°F | 58°F | 5.9" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Tohono Chul | 69°F | 85°F | 54°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tombstone | 66°F | 79°F | 53°F | 13.2" | 1.2" | 87/100 |
| Tuba City | 57°F | 71°F | 42°F | 6.3" | N/A | 56/100 |
| Tucson | 71°F | 84°F | 57°F | 10.6" | 0.1" | 90/100 |
| Tucson Camp Ave Exp | 70°F | 85°F | 54°F | 11.7" | 0.0" | 87/100 |
| Tucson U of A | 70°F | 85°F | 56°F | 10.8" | 0.0" | 87/100 |
| Tumacacori National Monument | 63°F | 79°F | 47°F | 15.9" | 0.1" | 83/100 |
| Tuzigoot | 64°F | 81°F | 46°F | 12.0" | 1.0" | 83/100 |
| Twin Arrows | 55°F | 69°F | 42°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wahweap | 61°F | 73°F | 49°F | 6.5" | 0.6" | 77/100 |
| Walnut Canyon National Monument | 51°F | 65°F | 37°F | 17.5" | 52.4" | 44/100 |
| Walnut Creek | 54°F | 73°F | 35°F | 14.8" | 5.5" | 54/100 |
| Wickenburg | 67°F | 84°F | 50°F | 10.9" | 0.1" | 87/100 |
| Wikieup | 67°F | 85°F | 50°F | 8.4" | 0.2" | 77/100 |
| Willcox | 62°F | 79°F | 45°F | 12.4" | 1.7" | 83/100 |
| Williams | 52°F | 66°F | 38°F | 12.0" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Willow Beach | 74°F | 88°F | 60°F | 5.0" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Window Rock | 49°F | 67°F | 32°F | 11.3" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Winslow | 57°F | 73°F | 41°F | 6.5" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Wittmann | 70°F | 85°F | 56°F | 9.6" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Wupatki National Monument | 58°F | 71°F | 45°F | 8.5" | 3.4" | 63/100 |
| Youngtown | 72°F | 85°F | 59°F | 8.3" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Yucca | 68°F | 82°F | 55°F | 6.7" | 0.0" | 77/100 |
| Yuma | 73°F | 87°F | 59°F | 4.0" | N/A | 76/100 |
| Yuma Mcas | 76°F | 88°F | 64°F | 3.3" | 0.0" | 65/100 |
| Yuma Proving Ground | 75°F | 88°F | 62°F | 3.5" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
| Yuma Quartermaster Depot | 75°F | 90°F | 59°F | 3.2" | 0.0" | 80/100 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 · 1991-2020 Statewide aggregates for Arizona computed as the simple average across its 169 station-mapped locations, each represented by its primary NOAA station (411 stations in the state network).
Climate Insight: Arizona
Arizona's climate profile is aggregated from 169 station-mapped locations and 411 NOAA weather stations reporting under the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals program. The statewide average annual temperature sits at 62°F, which is the simple average across all tracked station-mapped locations rather than any single station's reading. Because Arizona spans multiple latitudes, elevations, and proximities to large water bodies, local conditions can differ from this headline number by wide margins; coastal, valley, and mountain stations often diverge by ten degrees or more even within a single month.
Precipitation and snowfall averages round out the climatological picture. Across Arizona, annual precipitation averages 12.4 inches, with typical seasonal snowfall near 9.2 inches statewide. These numbers combine rain, sleet, and snow water-equivalent and describe the thirty-year normal rather than any particular recent year. Readers evaluating a specific destination should drill into one of the 169 individual location profiles below; each station record varies with local geography, and the statewide figures here are averages that mask meaningful intrastate differences.
For planning purposes, the location table above is sorted to help you compare averages side-by-side: annual mean temperature, average daily high and low, precipitation totals, snowfall, and PlainClimate's climate comfort score. That 1–100 score combines temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length from each location's NOAA normal. It is a climate-only comparison, not a NOAA or overall livability rating. Use it as a starting point, then open each location profile for the exact score inputs, monthly breakdowns, degree-day totals, frost dates, and separately reported humidity metrics.
Nationwide similar states
Other states closest to Arizona on two NOAA statewide-average axes (annual temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest 50-state peers by avg_temp (62°F here).
- South Carolina 63°F · 0.5°F off
- Alabama 63°F · 1.0°F off
- Georgia 63°F · 1.1°F off
- Arkansas 61°F · 1.6°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest peers by avg_precip (12.4" here), excluding temperature-peer codes.
- New Mexico 13.8" · 1.4" off
- Utah 13.9" · 1.5" off
- Wyoming 14.0" · 1.6" off
- Colorado 15.9" · 3.5" off
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