Kingman climate — normals and trends
Kingman (United States) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 320 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 (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kingman averages 47 frost days, 110 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.
Kingman has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 71 to 23 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 20 June 2017) and the coldest -19.3 °C (on 30 January 1949).
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
KingmanArizona
- coords
- 35.19°, -114.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
320mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
38%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
47 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
110 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
49 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
7.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
67 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
43.0 °C
20 June 2017
Coldest day
-19.3 °C
30 January 1949
Wettest day
51 mm
20 October 2004
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
15 April 2002
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
15 April 2002
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
10 July 2003
Coldest feels-like
-24.2 °C
30 January 1949
Snowiest day
24.5 cm
4 March 1945
Sunniest day
14.3 h
20 June 1943
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 | 11.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 5 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 17.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 24 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 17.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 42 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 22.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 4 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 26 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 24 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 8 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 35.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 23 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 39 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 19.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 61 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | 16.8 °C | +4.8 °C | 15 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kingman?
Kingman has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 320 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kingman?
The hottest day measured in Kingman between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 2017, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kingman?
The coldest day measured in Kingman between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1949, at -19.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kingman?
Yes. Kingman gets on average 17.3 cm of snow per year and has around 47 frost days.
Has the climate of Kingman warmed?
Yes: Kingman warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kingman?
The wettest day measured in Kingman between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2004, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kingman?
The windiest day measured in Kingman between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2002, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kingman?
The warmest month in Kingman is July (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kingman?
Kingman receives on average 320 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kingman?
Kingman 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 Kingman?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kingman between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1945, with 24.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kingman?
Yes: Kingman has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kingman?
In Kingman, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 10 July 2003, and the lowest was -24.2 °C on 30 January 1949.
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