2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Cave Creek, AZ vs Tempe, AZ

Highlights

On average, there are 300 sunny days per year in Tempe. Cave Creek averages 290 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tempe, Arizona gets 9 inches of rain, on average, per year. Cave Creek, Arizona gets 12.8 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Tempe averages 0 inches of snow per year. Cave Creek averages 0.1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Tempe, Arizona
Summer High: the July high is around 104.1 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 41.5
Rain: averages 9 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Cave Creek, Arizona
Summer High: the July high is around 101.8 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 43.4
Rain: averages 12.8 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0.1 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Tempe is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Arizona.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cave Creek is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

Today's Weather - Cave Creek, AZ

68°F

Today's Weather - Tempe, AZ

76°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Cave Creek / Tempe

July is the hottest month for Cave Creek with an average high temperature of 101.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arizona. In Cave Creek, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cave Creek are April, March and November.

July is the hottest month for Tempe with an average high temperature of 104.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arizona. In Tempe, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tempe are March, November and February.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cave Creek with an average of 42.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Arizona.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tempe with an average of 40.5°. This is warmer than most places in Arizona.

In Cave Creek, there are 142.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arizona.

In Tempe, there are 164.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arizona.

In Cave Creek, there are 2.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Arizona.

In Tempe, there are 7.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arizona.

In Cave Creek, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

In Tempe, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

January is the wettest month in Cave Creek with 1.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 38% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.8 inches in Cave Creek means that it is about average compared to other places in Arizona.


August is the wettest month in Tempe with 1.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 35% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 9.0 inches in Tempe means that it is drier than most places in Arizona.

August is the rainiest month in Cave Creek with 5.2 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.6 rainy days. There are 38.3 rainy days annually in Cave Creek, which is less rainy than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

August is the rainiest month in Tempe with 4.7 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.5 rainy days. There are 36.2 rainy days annually in Tempe, which is less rainy than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Cave Creek means that it is less snowy than most places in Arizona.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Tempe, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Arizona.

February is the snowiest month in Cave Creek with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Tempe.