Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ Climate


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Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ has a mild climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 95°F and the average low is around 65°F. During the winter months, temperatures are cooler, with an average high of 68°F and an average low of 32°F. Precipitation is scarce in the area, averaging about 8 inches annually. It's common for the area to receive no precipitation during some months. Despite little rainfall, Sierra Vista Southeast maintains a dry heat throughout the year making it an ideal place to spend time outdoors during all seasons.

Sierra Vista Southeast, Arizona gets 16 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sierra Vista Southeast averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 288 sunny days per year in Sierra Vista Southeast. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sierra Vista Southeast gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 53 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
Rain: averages 16 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sierra Vista Southeast is 8.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arizona.

7.9 Summer - 7.8 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Sierra Vista Southeast, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSierra Vista Southeast, ArizonaUnited States
  15.5 in.38.1 in.
  1.3 in.27.8 in.
  53.2 days106.2 days
  288 days205 days
  91.3°85.8°
  33.8°21.7°
  8.47
  6.44.3
  4567 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.

June is the hottest month for Sierra Vista Southeast with an average high temperature of 92.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arizona. In Sierra Vista Southeast, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sierra Vista Southeast are October, April and May.
In Sierra Vista Southeast, there are 70.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arizona.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sierra Vista Southeast with an average of 33.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Arizona.
In Sierra Vista Southeast, there are 38.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona.
In Sierra Vista Southeast, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona.
Humidity in Sierra Vista Southeast is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.
August is the wettest month in Sierra Vista Southeast with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 49% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 15.5 inches in Sierra Vista Southeast means that it is wetter than most places in Arizona.
August is the rainiest month in Sierra Vista Southeast with 11.6 days of rain, and May is the driest month with only 1.5 rainy days. There are 53.2 rainy days annually in Sierra Vista Southeast, which is rainier than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 47% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 11% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.3 inches in Sierra Vista Southeast means that it is about average compared to other places in Arizona. December is the snowiest month in Sierra Vista Southeast with 0.5 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 15 years ago

The climate of Sierra Vista, AZ is just about perfect. The summers get pretty hot, not too awful, and the winters are mostly 60s and  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to SV in part because we believed that the climate would be ideal, not too cold in the winter and not too hot in the summer. However, after spending five  More

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Over 18 years ago

wonderful climate, no great extremes and beautiful mountains for  More

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