Summit, AZ Climate


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Summit, AZ has a climate that is mostly dry and mild. The summer months are usually hot, with temperatures reaching into the upper 90s most days. During the winter months, temperatures can drop to below freezing at night, but still remain quite mild during the day. Rainfall is light throughout the year and there are very few snow days in Summit. Despite the dry climate, trees and vegetation flourish in Summit due to its high elevation and proximity to large bodies of water like Lake Powell and Grand Canyon National Park.

Summit, Arizona gets 12 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Summit averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 285 sunny days per year in Summit. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Summit gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 54 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 100 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 12 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.8 Summer - 8.4 Winter
April, October and March are the most pleasant months in Summit, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSummit, ArizonaUnited States
  12.4 in.38.1 in.
  0.5 in.27.8 in.
  54.0 days106.2 days
  285 days205 days
  99.8°85.8°
  39.4°21.7°
  7.67
  6.54.3
  2621 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 Summit with an average high temperature of 100.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Arizona. In Summit, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Summit are March, April and November.
In Summit, there are 144.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arizona.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Summit with an average of 38.8°. This is warmer than most places in Arizona.
In Summit, there are 13.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arizona.
In Summit, 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 Summit 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 Summit with 2.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.4 inches in Summit means that it is about average compared to other places in Arizona.
August is the rainiest month in Summit with 10.0 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 1.5 rainy days. There are 54.0 rainy days annually in Summit, which is rainier than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 38% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.5 inches in Summit means that it is about average compared to other places in Arizona. December is the snowiest month in Summit with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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