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Arizona weather by city

VSWeather covers 95 cities and towns in Arizona, from Phoenix (population 1,624,832) down to Three Points (population 5,033). Few states see more sunshine: the typical covered city logs 306 sunny days a year against a national median of 205. Winters are mild and summers hot: the typical city averages 53 °F in January and 88 °F in July. Rain or snow falls on 39 days a year in the typical city, well below the national median of 122 days.

January averages run from 31 °F in Flagstaff to 59 °F in Somerton. July averages run from 67 °F in Flagstaff to 96 °F in Fort Mohave. San Luis tops 90 °F on 185 days a year against 5 in Flagstaff.

The sharpest climate contrast among Arizona's bigger cities is Yuma against Flagstaff: Flagstaff collects 70 inches of snow a winter to Yuma's 0 inches, and Flagstaff sees 195 freezing nights a year against 1 in Yuma.

Every figure is a 30 year average for 1991 to 2020.

Arizona climate standouts

The top 10 covered cities in the state for each measure.

Sunniest

  1. 1San Luis 325 sunny days
  2. 2Somerton 325 sunny days
  3. 3Yuma 325 sunny days
  4. 4Fortuna Foothills 324 sunny days
  5. 5Lake Havasu City 316 sunny days
  6. 6Fort Mohave 315 sunny days
  7. 7Buckeye 312 sunny days
  8. 8Bullhead City 312 sunny days
  9. 9Citrus Park 311 sunny days
  10. 10Golden Valley 310 sunny days

Snowiest

  1. 1Flagstaff 70 in of snow
  2. 2Doney Park 52 in of snow
  3. 3Sedona 37 in of snow
  4. 4Village of Oak Creek 35 in of snow
  5. 5Kayenta 23 in of snow
  6. 6Payson 23 in of snow
  7. 7Show Low 20 in of snow
  8. 8Tuba City 16 in of snow
  9. 9Camp Verde 13 in of snow
  10. 10Snowflake 13 in of snow

Rainiest

  1. 1Flagstaff 89 wet days a year
  2. 2Doney Park 89 wet days a year
  3. 3Show Low 77 wet days a year
  4. 4Prescott Valley 77 wet days a year
  5. 5Payson 73 wet days a year
  6. 6Prescott 68 wet days a year
  7. 7Nogales 67 wet days a year
  8. 8Saddlebrooke 67 wet days a year
  9. 9Globe 62 wet days a year
  10. 10Snowflake 61 wet days a year

Warmest

  1. 1Yuma 76 °F average
  2. 2San Luis 76 °F average
  3. 3Somerton 76 °F average
  4. 4Fortuna Foothills 75 °F average
  5. 5Fort Mohave 75 °F average
  6. 6Lake Havasu City 74 °F average
  7. 7Bullhead City 74 °F average
  8. 8Goodyear 74 °F average
  9. 9Phoenix 74 °F average
  10. 10Buckeye 73 °F average

Popular Arizona comparisons

The state's biggest cities, head to head.

All covered Arizona cities and towns

Every place links to its full climate profile.

National rankings

See how Arizona cities place among the sunniest cities and snowiest cities and more in the US city weather rankings.

About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991 to 2020, computed from daily climate history at each city's own coordinates. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days; snowfall and temperature are anchored to NOAA station measurements. Methods and sources are described on the data sources page.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).