Sunsites, AZ climate
Sunsites has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Sunsites feels like
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Sunsites 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 | 60° | 30° | 0.8" | 0.7" | 4 | 0 | 41° – 49° |
| February | 64° | 33° | 0.8" | 0.2" | 5 | 0 | 43° – 53° |
| March | 70° | 37° | 0.6" | 0.1" | 3 | 0 | 50° – 59° |
| April | 77° | 42° | 0.2" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54° – 65° |
| May | 86° | 50° | 0.2" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63° – 72° |
| June | 95° | 60° | 0.4" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72° – 81° |
| July | 94° | 65° | 2.8" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 76° – 82° |
| August | 91° | 64° | 3.0" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 75° – 83° |
| September | 88° | 58° | 1.6" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 69° – 76° |
| October | 80° | 46° | 0.7" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60° – 67° |
| November | 69° | 36° | 0.6" | 0.2" | 3 | 0 | 45° – 60° |
| December | 60° | 30° | 0.9" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40° – 49° |
| Year | 78° | 46° | 12.4" | 1.2" | 55 | 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 Sunsites
Sunsites gets 12 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and April the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 55 days a year.
About 200 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 14 and the first one by November 2. That leaves about 200 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 72% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Sunsites
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Sunsites, 64% of that work is heating and 36% 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 Sunsites 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 Sunsites averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.3°). The shift is larger than in 69% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Sunsites’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 45° to 60°. July is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Sunsites’s climate
What is the coldest month in Sunsites?
January, with a typical high of 60° and a low of 30°.
What is the hottest month in Sunsites?
June, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 60°. About 94 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Sunsites get?
About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Sunsites?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 2, and the last spring frost by April 14.
What is the rainiest month in Sunsites?
August, with 3.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 12 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Sunsites itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Pearce - Sunsites, AZ (1 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.