Nogales Metro Area, AZ Climate

The climate in the Nogales, AZ Metro Area is a mild semi-arid climate. Summers are hot and dry with temperatures reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit during the day. Winters are generally mild and wet with an average temperature of around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Due to its proximity to Mexico, the area experiences monsoon storms during the summer months that can bring some occasional heavy rainfall. Nogales also experiences periodic dust storms, which usually occur during late spring and early summer.

Nogales Metro Area, Arizona gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Nogales Metro Area averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 284 sunny days per year in Nogales Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Nogales Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 61 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Nogales metro area is 8.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arizona.

7.2 Summer - 7.9 Winter

April, October and May are the most pleasant months in the Nogales metro area, while July and June are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Nogales, Arizona	United States
	17.9 in.	38.1 in.
	1.0 in.	27.8 in.
	60.6 days	106.2 days
	284 days	205 days
	93.1°	85.8°
	31.7°	21.7°
	8.1	7
	6.6	4.3
	4544 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 the Nogales metro area with an average high temperature of 94.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arizona. In the Nogales metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Nogales metro area are April, October and March.

In the Nogales metro area, there are 89.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arizona.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Nogales metro area with an average of 31.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

In the Nogales metro area, there are 61.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

In the Nogales metro area, 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 the Nogales metro area 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.

July is the wettest month in the Nogales metro area with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 49% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.9 inches in the Nogales metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Arizona.

August is the rainiest month in the Nogales metro area with 12.7 days of rain, and May is the driest month with only 1.6 rainy days. There are 60.6 rainy days annually in the Nogales metro area, which is rainier than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 45% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 12% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.0 inches in the Nogales metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Arizona. December is the snowiest month in the Nogales metro area with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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