Florence climate — normals and trends
Florence (United States) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 228 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 July (33.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Florence averages 5 frost days, 179 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 35 rainy days per year.
Florence has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 10 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.5 °C (on 26 June 1990) and the coldest -6.7 °C (on 23 December 1990).
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
FlorenceArizona
- coords
- 33.03°, -111.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.0°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
15.1°C
Annual rainfall
228mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
35%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
22.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
179 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
35 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
27.2 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
121 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
47.5 °C
26 June 1990
Coldest day
-6.7 °C
23 December 1990
Wettest day
67 mm
18 September 1985
Windiest day
44.5 km/h
25 April 1984
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
21 January 2010
Hottest feels-like
48.0 °C
26 June 1990
Coldest feels-like
-11.7 °C
23 December 1990
Snowiest day
2.0 cm
3 February 1985
Sunniest day
14.0 h
21 June 2025
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 | 18.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 24.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 0 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 24.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 32 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 39.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 9 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 40.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 20 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 41.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 5 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 36.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 54 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 40 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 25.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 39 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 22.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 3 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Florence?
Florence has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 228 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Florence?
The hottest day measured in Florence between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1990, reaching 47.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Florence?
The coldest day measured in Florence between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1990, at -6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Florence?
Almost never: Florence sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Florence warmed?
Yes: Florence warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Florence?
The wettest day measured in Florence between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1985, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Florence?
The windiest day measured in Florence between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1984, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Florence?
The warmest month in Florence is July (33.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Florence?
Florence receives on average 228 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 35 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Florence?
Florence gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Florence?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Florence between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1985, with 2.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Florence?
Yes: Florence has on average 121 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Florence?
In Florence, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 26 June 1990, and the lowest was -11.7 °C on 23 December 1990.
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