Whispering Pines, AZ climate
Whispering Pines has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Whispering Pines feels like
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Whispering Pines 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 | 53° | 24° | 2.8" | 4.7" | 5 | 2 | 34° – 45° |
| February | 56° | 26° | 2.7" | 4.9" | 6 | 1 | 35° – 48° |
| March | 62° | 31° | 2.2" | 2.0" | 5 | 0 | 39° – 52° |
| April | 68° | 36° | 0.9" | 2.0" | 3 | 0 | 45° – 57° |
| May | 77° | 42° | 0.6" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53° – 65° |
| June | 88° | 50° | 0.3" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64° – 73° |
| July | 91° | 58° | 2.6" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 72° – 78° |
| August | 88° | 58° | 2.8" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 70° – 77° |
| September | 84° | 51° | 1.8" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 63° – 70° |
| October | 73° | 39° | 1.4" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52° – 61° |
| November | 61° | 30° | 1.6" | 1.3" | 4 | 0 | 38° – 53° |
| December | 53° | 23° | 2.2" | 3.6" | 6 | 1 | 34° – 43° |
| Year | 71° | 39° | 21.8" | 18.5" | 62 | 5 |
“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 Whispering Pines
Whispering Pines gets 22 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 62 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 5 days of the year.
About 176 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 29 and the first one by October 24. That leaves about 176 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 53% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Whispering Pines
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Whispering Pines, 79% of that work is heating and 21% 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 Whispering Pines 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 Whispering Pines averaged 2.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.1°). The shift is larger than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Whispering Pines’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 38° to 53°. July is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Whispering Pines’s climate
What is the coldest month in Whispering Pines?
December, with a typical high of 53° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Whispering Pines?
July, with a typical high of 91° and a low of 58°. About 65 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Whispering Pines get?
About 19 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Whispering Pines?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 24, and the last spring frost by April 29.
What is the rainiest month in Whispering Pines?
August, with 2.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 22 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Whispering Pines itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Payson, AZ (10 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.