Climate · Sells

Sells, AZ climate

Sells has mild winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 101°, a January night drops to 37°.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
101°
173rd hottest of 467 Arizona towns
January low
37°
174th mildest of 467 Arizona towns
Rain + melted snow
12 in
196th wettest of 467 Arizona towns
A normal year

What a year in Sells feels like

Winter

68° / 37°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

83° / 49°
Typical high / low · Frost is rare by spring

Summer

100° / 69°
Typical high / low · 90° days are rare

Fall

86° / 54°
Typical high / low · Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outsideMarAprNovHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Sells weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + melt30-yr range
January68°37°1.0" 47° – 57°
February70°39°0.9" 49° – 60°
March76°43°0.7" 52° – 66°
April83°49°0.3" 60° – 71°
May91°55°0.1" 67° – 78°
June101°66°0.2" 78° – 87°
July101°72°2.0" 84° – 90°
August100°70°2.8" 82° – 90°
September96°65°1.2" 76° – 84°
October87°54°0.6" 67° – 76°
November76°43°0.8" 52° – 66°
December66°36°1.1" 46° – 55°
Year84°52°11.7"

“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 & snow

Rain and snow in Sells

Sells gets 12 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and May the driest.

12 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 97% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
2.8"

Snowfall by month

No snow records from a nearby station.
Compared with other towns

How Sells compares

Summer heat101° July high
Hotter than 99% of U.S. towns173rd hottest of 467 Arizona towns
Winter cold37° January low
Milder than 90% of U.S. towns174th mildest of 467 Arizona towns
Precipitation12" a year
Drier than 97% of U.S. towns196th wettest of 467 Arizona towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.6°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Sells averaged 1.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.4°). The shift is larger than in 74% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.4° now 52°, was 51°
🌷 Spring+2.0° now 66°, was 64°
☀️ Summer+1.2° now 85°, was 83°
🍂 Fall+1.7° now 70°, was 68°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Sells’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

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 52° to 66°. July is the most reliable, staying within 6°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Sells’s climate

What is the coldest month in Sells?

December, with a typical high of 66° and a low of 36°.

What is the hottest month in Sells?

July, with a typical high of 101° and a low of 72°.

What is the rainiest month in Sells?

August, with 2.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 12 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Sells itself (about a 3-mile square). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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