Climate in Apache County, Arizona

Apache County, Arizona gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Apache County averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 275 sunny days per year in Apache County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Apache County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 57 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for Apache County with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arizona. In Apache County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Apache County are September, May and August.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Apache County with an average of 18.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Arizona.

In Apache County, there are 27.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arizona.

In Apache County, there are 157.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arizona.

In Apache County, there are 2.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Arizona.

August is the wettest month in Apache County with 2.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.6 inches in Apache County means that it is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

August is the rainiest month in Apache County with 9.3 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 2.4 rainy days. There are 57.2 rainy days annually in Apache County, which is rainier than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 20.3 inches in Apache County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arizona. February is the snowiest month in Apache County with 4.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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