St. Johns, AZ Climate


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United States / Arizona / No Metro Area / Apache County / St. Johns / Zip Codes
St. Johns, AZ has a mild climate year round, with hot and dry summers and cool winters. During the summer months, temperatures typically range in the high 90s during the day, while at night they may dip down to the mid-70s. Winters are generally much cooler with day time highs averaging in the 50s and nighttime lows rarely dropping below freezing. This desert climate receives very little rainfall each year, usually only around 8 inches annually. Despite this low average rainfall, St. Johns experiences some snowfall most winters due to its high elevation of nearly 5,000 feet above sea level.

St. Johns, Arizona gets 11 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Johns averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 272 sunny days per year in St. Johns. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Johns gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 48 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 21
Rain: averages 11 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 6.5 Winter
September, May and August are the most pleasant months in St. Johns, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Johns, ArizonaUnited States
  11.4 in.38.1 in.
  8.0 in.27.8 in.
  48.1 days106.2 days
  272 days205 days
  90.7°85.8°
  20.6°21.7°
  7.97
  64.3
  5679 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 St. Johns with an average high temperature of 90.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arizona. In St. Johns, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Johns are May, September and October.
In St. Johns, there are 44.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arizona.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Johns with an average of 19.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Arizona.
In St. Johns, there are 141.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arizona.
In St. Johns, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arizona.
Humidity is low in St. Johns, and some people might find the dryness to be uncomfortable. Days with noticeable humidity are rare throughout the year. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.
August is the wettest month in St. Johns with 2.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 11.4 inches in St. Johns means that it is about average compared to other places in Arizona.
August is the rainiest month in St. Johns with 8.5 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 2.2 rainy days. There are 48.1 rainy days annually in St. Johns, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 38% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.0 inches in St. Johns means that it is snowier than most places in Arizona. December is the snowiest month in St. Johns with 2.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I moved to St. Johns in Nov. 2017 and I love it, I bought a nice house at a very good price. No traffic, nice people, the prices are higher then Phoenix. House prices  More

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I highly recommend nobody moving here. No jobs bad social status harassing police and very grouped. I just moved from there after four years of being there. Waisting  More

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