Fort Valley, AZ Climate


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Fort Valley in Arizona has a mild, arid climate due to its location in the desert. The temperatures are warm and dry throughout the year, with an average high of 91°F (33°C) in July and an average low of 44°F (7°C) in January. Rainfall is minimal, usually around 4 inches (10 cm) per year. During the summer months, there can be occasional monsoonal rainstorms that bring heavy rains and intense thunderstorms. The winter months are quite pleasant with plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures during the day.

Fort Valley, Arizona gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Valley averages 85 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 266 sunny days per year in Fort Valley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Valley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 85 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 85 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fort Valley is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Arizona.

8.7 Summer - 5 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Fort Valley, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFort Valley, ArizonaUnited States
  21.8 in.38.1 in.
  85.2 in.27.8 in.
  85.2 days106.2 days
  266 days205 days
  80.4°85.8°
  13.4°21.7°
  6.87
  6.34.3
  5910 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Fort Valley with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Arizona. In Fort Valley, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Valley are August, June and July.
In Fort Valley, there are 1.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Arizona.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Valley with an average of 13.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Arizona.
In Fort Valley, there are 225.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arizona.
In Fort Valley, there are 9.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Arizona.
Humidity is very low in Fort Valley, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.
August is the wettest month in Fort Valley with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.8 inches in Fort Valley means that it is one of the wettest places in Arizona.
August is the rainiest month in Fort Valley with 14.0 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 85.2 rainy days annually in Fort Valley, which is one of the rainiest places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 85.2 inches in Fort Valley means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arizona. January is the snowiest month in Fort Valley with 20.1 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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