Upper Santan Village, AZ Climate


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Upper Santan Village, AZ is located in the Sonoran Desert and enjoys a warm climate throughout the year. Summers are hot and dry, while winters are mild and sunny with occasional rain. Springtime brings wildflowers to the desert, turning the landscape into a stunning array of colors. Fall brings cool temperatures but is usually still quite pleasant. Despite its arid climate, Upper Santan Village is a beautiful place to visit due to its diverse landscape.

Upper Santan Village, Arizona gets 9 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Upper Santan Village averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 292 sunny days per year in Upper Santan Village. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Upper Santan Village gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 27 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 106 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 9 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Upper Santan Village is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Arizona.

4.6 Summer - 8.5 Winter
March, November and April are the most pleasant months in Upper Santan Village, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Upper Santan Village with an average high temperature of 106.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arizona. In Upper Santan Village, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Upper Santan Village are March, November and February.
In Upper Santan Village, there are 173.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arizona.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Upper Santan Village with an average of 37.2°. This is warmer than most places in Arizona.
In Upper Santan Village, there are 17.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arizona.
In Upper Santan Village, 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 Upper Santan Village 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 Upper Santan Village with 1.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 0.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 34% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 8.9 inches in Upper Santan Village means that it is drier than most places in Arizona.
August is the rainiest month in Upper Santan Village with 3.8 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.3 rainy days. There are 26.7 rainy days annually in Upper Santan Village, which is less rainy than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Upper Santan Village, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Arizona. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Upper Santan Village.
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