Mountain View Ranches, AZ climate
Mountain View Ranches has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 52 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Mountain View Ranches feels like
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Mountain View Ranches 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 | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 18° | 1.2" | 13.3" | 6 | 26° – 38° |
| February | 50° | 21° | 1.2" | 11.0" | 6 | 30° – 42° |
| March | 57° | 26° | 1.0" | 7.9" | 5 | 35° – 47° |
| April | 64° | 30° | 0.6" | 5.5" | 4 | 41° – 52° |
| May | 73° | 37° | 0.7" | 0.3" | 4 | 49° – 59° |
| June | 84° | 45° | 0.3" | 0 | 2 | 60° – 69° |
| July | 87° | 53° | 2.3" | 0 | 11 | 67° – 73° |
| August | 84° | 52° | 2.7" | 0 | 13 | 65° – 73° |
| September | 79° | 44° | 1.5" | 0 | 7 | 58° – 64° |
| October | 68° | 33° | 1.1" | 1.1" | 5 | 47° – 55° |
| November | 56° | 24° | 0.9" | 3.5" | 4 | 32° – 47° |
| December | 46° | 17° | 1.3" | 9.8" | 5 | 25° – 36° |
| Year | 66° | 33° | 15.0" | 52.4" | 72 |
“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 Mountain View Ranches
Mountain View Ranches 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 72 days a year.
About 145 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 13 and the first one by October 6. That leaves about 145 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 85% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Mountain View Ranches
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Mountain View Ranches, 92% of that work is heating and 8% 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.
Mountain View Ranches and its neighbors
Mountain View Ranches borders 1 town with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.7°. Doney Park has both the coldest January nights (17°) and the hottest July afternoons (86°). Mountain View Ranches’s January low is 18° and its July high 87°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Mountain View Ranches 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 Mountain View Ranches averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.2°). The shift is larger than in 84% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Mountain View Ranches’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 32° to 47°. September is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Mountain View Ranches’s climate
What is the coldest month in Mountain View Ranches?
December, with a typical high of 46° and a low of 17°.
What is the hottest month in Mountain View Ranches?
July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 53°. About 16 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Mountain View Ranches get?
About 52 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Mountain View Ranches?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 6, and the last spring frost by May 13.
What is the rainiest month in Mountain View Ranches?
August, with 2.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 15 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Mountain View Ranches itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Walnut Canyon Nm, AZ (5 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.