Tucson Mountains, AZ Climate

The Tucson Mountains are located in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and have a hot, dry climate. Summers are typically very hot, with temperatures often reaching above 100°F (38°C). Winters are milder with daytime temperatures usually hovering around 70°F (21°C). The area gets very little rainfall during the year, averaging only about 10 inches (25 cm) per year. Despite the arid climate, the mountain range is home to a variety of wildlife and vegetation that can tolerate this environment, including cacti, lizards, jackrabbits, coyotes and more.

Climate	Tucson Mountains, Arizona	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.