Arizona climate — normals and trends
Arizona (Honduras) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 2,242 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is June (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Arizona averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 237 rainy days per year.
Arizona has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 16 March 1983) and the coldest 16.0 °C (on 14 January 1996).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ArizonaAtlántida Department
- coords
- 15.63°, -87.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,242mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
237 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
26.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
352 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.9 °C
16 March 1983
Coldest day
16.0 °C
14 January 1996
Wettest day
259 mm
15 November 2024
Windiest day
60.2 km/h
28 October 1998
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
28 October 1998
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
9 June 2020
Coldest feels-like
15.0 °C
24 December 1989
Sunniest day
12.7 h
1 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 256 mm | +51 mm |
| Feb | 26.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 70 mm | -58 mm |
| Mar | 27.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 83 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 147 mm | +88 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 63 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 168 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 101 mm | -56 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 107 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 200 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 249 mm | -107 mm |
| Nov | 26.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 518 mm | +145 mm |
| Dec | 26.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 239 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arizona?
Arizona has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 2,242 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arizona?
The hottest day measured in Arizona between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1983, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arizona?
The coldest day measured in Arizona between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1996, at 16.0 °C.
Does it snow in Arizona?
Almost never: Arizona sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Arizona warmed?
Yes: Arizona warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arizona?
The wettest day measured in Arizona between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 2024, with 259 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arizona?
The windiest day measured in Arizona between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1998, with winds reaching 60.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arizona?
The warmest month in Arizona is June (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Arizona?
Arizona receives on average 2,242 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 237 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arizona?
Arizona gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Arizona?
Yes: Arizona has on average 352 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arizona?
In Arizona, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 9 June 2020, and the lowest was 15.0 °C on 24 December 1989.
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