Lake Havasu City climate — normals and trends
Lake Havasu City (United States) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 139 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 (34.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Lake Havasu City averages 7 frost days, 173 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 23 rainy days per year.
Lake Havasu City has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 14 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.8 °C (on 20 June 2017) and the coldest -8.4 °C (on 6 January 1950).
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
Lake Havasu CityArizona
- coords
- 34.48°, -114.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.4°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
15.8°C
Annual rainfall
139mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
31%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
24.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
173 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
23 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
26.0 °C
Average feels-like low
13.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
133 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
48.8 °C
20 June 2017
Coldest day
-8.4 °C
6 January 1950
Wettest day
61 mm
25 September 1997
Windiest day
42.2 km/h
10 September 1976
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
21 January 2010
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
10 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-13.1 °C
6 January 1950
Snowiest day
6.0 cm
14 December 1967
Sunniest day
14.1 h
15 June 1940
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 | 17.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 23.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 24.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 27 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 17 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 39.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 6 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 40.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 41.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 35.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 24.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 50 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | 22.1 °C | +4.7 °C | 7 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lake Havasu City?
Lake Havasu City has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 139 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lake Havasu City?
The hottest day measured in Lake Havasu City between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 2017, reaching 48.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lake Havasu City?
The coldest day measured in Lake Havasu City between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1950, at -8.4 °C.
Does it snow in Lake Havasu City?
Almost never: Lake Havasu City sees virtually no snow, with about 7 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lake Havasu City warmed?
Yes: Lake Havasu City warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lake Havasu City?
The wettest day measured in Lake Havasu City between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lake Havasu City?
The windiest day measured in Lake Havasu City between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1976, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lake Havasu City?
The warmest month in Lake Havasu City is July (34.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lake Havasu City?
Lake Havasu City receives on average 139 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 23 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lake Havasu City?
Lake Havasu City gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lake Havasu City?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lake Havasu City between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1967, with 6.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lake Havasu City?
Yes: Lake Havasu City has on average 133 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lake Havasu City?
In Lake Havasu City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 10 July 2021, and the lowest was -13.1 °C on 6 January 1950.
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