Bitter Springs, AZ climate
Bitter Springs has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Bitter Springs feels like
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Bitter Springs weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 26° | 0.8" | 1.4" | 4 | 0 | 30° – 41° |
| February | 51° | 29° | 0.7" | 0.4" | 5 | 0 | 34° – 46° |
| March | 60° | 36° | 0.7" | 0.2" | 5 | 0 | 42° – 54° |
| April | 68° | 42° | 0.3" | 0.1" | 4 | 0 | 49° – 60° |
| May | 78° | 50° | 0.4" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56° – 69° |
| June | 90° | 60° | 0.2" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68° – 80° |
| July | 94° | 66° | 1.0" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 76° – 84° |
| August | 91° | 64° | 1.3" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 74° – 83° |
| September | 84° | 56° | 0.9" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 65° – 74° |
| October | 70° | 44° | 0.8" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53° – 62° |
| November | 56° | 33° | 0.5" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38° – 51° |
| December | 44° | 25° | 0.5" | 1.0" | 4 | 0 | 29° – 40° |
| Year | 69° | 44° | 8.0" | 3.1" | 47 | 0 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Bitter Springs
Bitter Springs gets 8 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 47 days a year.
About 226 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 27 and the first one by November 9. That leaves about 226 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 84% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Bitter Springs
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Bitter Springs, 69% of that work is heating and 31% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Bitter Springs compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Bitter Springs averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.6°). The shift is larger than in 68% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Bitter Springs’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. November swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 38° to 51°. July is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Bitter Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Bitter Springs?
December, with a typical high of 44° and a low of 25°.
What is the hottest month in Bitter Springs?
July, with a typical high of 94° and a low of 66°. About 86 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Bitter Springs get?
About 3 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Bitter Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 9, and the last spring frost by March 27.
What is the rainiest month in Bitter Springs?
August, with 1.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 8 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Bitter Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Page, AZ (24 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.