Clay Springs, AZ climate
Clay Springs has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Clay Springs feels like
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Clay 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 | 47° | 20° | 1.2" | 2.3" | 4 | 3 | 25° – 39° |
| February | 51° | 23° | 1.2" | 2.0" | 4 | 1 | 31° – 44° |
| March | 58° | 28° | 0.9" | 2.1" | 4 | 1 | 36° – 48° |
| April | 65° | 33° | 0.5" | 0.5" | 3 | 0 | 43° – 54° |
| May | 73° | 39° | 0.5" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50° – 61° |
| June | 84° | 48° | 0.3" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60° – 70° |
| July | 86° | 56° | 2.3" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 68° – 74° |
| August | 83° | 55° | 2.5" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 66° – 74° |
| September | 78° | 48° | 1.6" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 59° – 66° |
| October | 68° | 36° | 1.1" | 0.3" | 4 | 0 | 49° – 57° |
| November | 56° | 27° | 1.1" | 1.2" | 4 | 0 | 34° – 50° |
| December | 46° | 20° | 1.4" | 4.5" | 4 | 4 | 28° – 39° |
| Year | 66° | 36° | 14.5" | 12.9" | 53 | 8 |
“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 Clay Springs
Clay Springs gets 15 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 53 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 8 days of the year.
About 135 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 23 and the first one by October 5. That leaves about 135 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 92% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Clay Springs
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Clay Springs, 95% of that work is heating and 5% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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 Clay 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 Clay Springs averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.7°). The shift is larger than in 69% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Clay 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 34° to 50°. July is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Clay Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Clay Springs?
January, with a typical high of 47° and a low of 20°.
What is the hottest month in Clay Springs?
July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 56°. About 8 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Clay Springs get?
About 13 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Clay Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 5, and the last spring frost by May 23.
What is the rainiest month in Clay Springs?
August, with 2.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 15 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Clay Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Snowflake, AZ (16 mi, snow) and Heber (black Mesa) Rs, AZ (15 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.