Payson climate — normals and trends
Payson (United States) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 548 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Payson averages 96 frost days, 45 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Payson 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 124 to 68 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 19 June 2016) and the coldest -24.6 °C (on 22 December 1968).
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
PaysonArizona
- coords
- 34.23°, -111.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
548mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
45 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
95.1 cm
Average feels-like high
16.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
39.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
39.1 °C
19 June 2016
Coldest day
-24.6 °C
22 December 1968
Wettest day
105 mm
5 September 1970
Windiest day
38.7 km/h
20 May 1975
Strongest gust
109.8 km/h
21 January 2010
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
19 June 2016
Coldest feels-like
-29.9 °C
22 December 1968
Snowiest day
40.8 cm
13 January 1997
Sunniest day
14.3 h
19 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 | 9.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 9 mm | -57 mm |
| Feb | 15.7 °C | +5.0 °C | 25 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 72 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 20 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 13 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 15 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 24 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 36 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 49 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 56 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 17.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 83 mm | +39 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | +5.4 °C | 19 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Payson?
Payson has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 548 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Payson?
The hottest day measured in Payson between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2016, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Payson?
The coldest day measured in Payson between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1968, at -24.6 °C.
Does it snow in Payson?
Yes. Payson gets on average 95.1 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Payson warmed?
Yes: Payson warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Payson?
The wettest day measured in Payson between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1970, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Payson?
The windiest day measured in Payson between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1975, with winds reaching 38.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Payson?
The warmest month in Payson is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Payson?
Payson receives on average 548 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Payson?
Payson gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Payson?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Payson between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1997, with 40.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Payson?
Yes: Payson has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Payson?
In Payson, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 19 June 2016, and the lowest was -29.9 °C on 22 December 1968.
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