Cane Beds, AZ climate
Cane Beds has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade9° warmer than normal today. The forecast high is 85°, and a typical Oct 2 in Cane Beds peaks around 76°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020
What a year in Cane Beds feels like
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Cane Beds 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 | 48° | 24° | 1.4" | 2.9" | 6 | 3 | 31° – 43° |
| February | 52° | 27° | 1.6" | 3.6" | 8 | 1 | 32° – 47° |
| March | 60° | 33° | 1.3" | 1.1" | 6 | 0 | 40° – 52° |
| April | 66° | 37° | 0.8" | 0.6" | 5 | 0 | 46° – 57° |
| May | 77° | 45° | 0.6" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53° – 66° |
| June | 88° | 54° | 0.3" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65° – 76° |
| July | 93° | 61° | 1.2" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 74° – 80° |
| August | 91° | 60° | 1.4" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 72° – 80° |
| September | 84° | 53° | 1.0" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64° – 71° |
| October | 71° | 41° | 1.1" | 0.4" | 5 | 0 | 52° – 63° |
| November | 58° | 31° | 0.9" | 0.7" | 4 | 1 | 37° – 51° |
| December | 47° | 23° | 1.2" | 3.1" | 5 | 3 | 30° – 40° |
| Year | 69° | 41° | 12.6" | 12.4" | 59 | 9 |
“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 Cane Beds
Cane Beds gets 13 inches of rain and melted snow a year. February is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 59 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 9 days of the year.
About 180 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 26 and the first one by October 25. That leaves about 180 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 53% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Cane Beds
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Cane Beds, 78% of that work is heating and 22% 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 Cane Beds 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 Cane Beds averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.8°). The shift is larger than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Cane Beds’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 37° to 51°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Cane Beds’s climate
What is the coldest month in Cane Beds?
December, with a typical high of 47° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Cane Beds?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 61°. About 72 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Cane Beds get?
About 12 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Cane Beds?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 25, and the last spring frost by April 26.
What is the rainiest month in Cane Beds?
February, with 1.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 13 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Cane Beds itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Colorado City, AZ (5 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.