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United States / Arizona / Lake Havasu City-Kingman Metro Area / Mohave County / Moccasin / Zip Codes
Moccasin, Arizona has a desert climate with hot temperatures year-round and low levels of precipitation. Summers in Moccasin see temperatures routinely reaching the triple digits while winters see more mild temperatures that rarely drop below freezing. The area is typically very dry with an average of only 8 inches of rainfall each year. This leads to a lack of humidity during most months which allows for comfortable outdoor activity during the daytime. Summers can be extremely hot and uncomfortable during the day, but evenings tend to cool off quickly providing some relief for residents.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Moccasin is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

7.8 Summer - 6.2 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Moccasin, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMoccasin, ArizonaUnited States
  13.3 in.38.1 in.
  14.8 in.27.8 in.
  60.5 days106.2 days
  290 days205 days
  93.9°85.8°
  22.1°21.7°
  7.57
  64.3
  5092 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 Moccasin with an average high temperature of 93.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arizona. In Moccasin, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Moccasin are May, September and October.
In Moccasin, there are 63.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arizona.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Moccasin with an average of 21.9°. This is colder than most places in Arizona.
In Moccasin, there are 135.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arizona.
In Moccasin, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arizona.
Humidity is very low in Moccasin, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.
February is the wettest month in Moccasin with 1.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.3 inches in Moccasin means that it is wetter than most places in Arizona.
August is the rainiest month in Moccasin with 7.4 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 2.4 rainy days. There are 60.5 rainy days annually in Moccasin, which is rainier than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 14.8 inches in Moccasin means that it is snowier than most places in Arizona. February is the snowiest month in Moccasin with 4.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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