Tonto Basin, AZ Climate

Tonto Basin, AZ is located in the north-central region of the state and has a warm desert climate. Summers are hot with temperatures often reaching into the 90s. Winters are mild with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. Precipitation is low, averaging around 10 inches annually. The area experiences an average of 64 sunny days per year, which makes it a great destination for outdoor activities such as hiking, horseback riding, and off-road explorations.

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

Tonto Basin averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 283 sunny days per year in Tonto Basin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tonto Basin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 65 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Tonto Basin is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arizona.

8.3 Summer - 6.9 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Tonto Basin, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tonto Basin, Arizona	United States
	21.7 in.	38.1 in.
	12.3 in.	27.8 in.
	65.2 days	106.2 days
	283 days	205 days
	90.4°	85.8°
	24.6°	21.7°
	7.9	7
	6.2	4.3
	2238 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 Tonto Basin with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arizona. In Tonto Basin, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tonto Basin are May, October and September.

In Tonto Basin, there are 45.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arizona.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tonto Basin with an average of 24.5°. This is colder than most places in Arizona.

In Tonto Basin, there are 129.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arizona.

In Tonto Basin, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arizona.

Humidity in Tonto Basin 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 Tonto Basin with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.7 inches in Tonto Basin means that it is one of the wettest places in Arizona.

August is the rainiest month in Tonto Basin with 11.3 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 1.9 rainy days. There are 65.2 rainy days annually in Tonto Basin, which is rainier than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.3 inches in Tonto Basin means that it is snowier than most places in Arizona. February is the snowiest month in Tonto Basin with 4.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.