2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Gold Canyon, AZ vs Carefree, AZ

Highlights

On average, there are 290 sunny days per year in Carefree. Gold Canyon averages 292 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carefree, Arizona gets 13.3 inches of rain, on average, per year. Gold Canyon, Arizona gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Carefree averages 0.1 inches of snow per year. Gold Canyon averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Carefree, Arizona
Summer High: the July high is around 102.3 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 42.6
Rain: averages 13.3 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0.1 inches of snow a year

Gold Canyon, Arizona
Summer High: the July high is around 104.8 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 42.3
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Carefree is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

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

Today's Weather - Gold Canyon, AZ

72°F

Today's Weather - Carefree, AZ

70°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Gold Canyon / Carefree

July is the hottest month for Gold Canyon with an average high temperature of 104.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arizona. In Gold Canyon, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gold Canyon are March, November and April.

July is the hottest month for Carefree with an average high temperature of 102.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arizona. In Carefree, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carefree are April, November and March.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gold Canyon with an average of 41.5°. This is warmer than most places in Arizona.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Carefree with an average of 42.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Arizona.

In Gold Canyon, there are 162.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arizona.

In Carefree, there are 144.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arizona.

In Gold Canyon, there are 6.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arizona.

In Carefree, there are 2.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Arizona.

In Gold Canyon, 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 Carefree, 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 Gold Canyon with 1.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 37% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.0 inches in Gold Canyon means that it is wetter than most places in Arizona.


January is the wettest month in Carefree 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 19% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.3 inches in Carefree means that it is wetter than most places in Arizona.

August is the rainiest month in Gold Canyon with 5.8 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.7 rainy days. There are 41.8 rainy days annually in Gold Canyon, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

August is the rainiest month in Carefree with 5.4 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.6 rainy days. There are 40.0 rainy days annually in Carefree, 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.

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

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

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Gold Canyon.

December is the snowiest month in Carefree with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.