Zip 85086 (Anthem, AZ) Climate

The climate in 85086 Anthem, AZ is hot and dry for most of the year. Summers are extremely sunny and temperatures average around 90-100 degrees Fahrenheit during the day. Winters are mild with temperatures usually staying above 45 degrees Fahrenheit during the day but can dip into the low 30s at night. It doesn't rain a lot in this area, so it's important to make sure you have water available for both plants and animals. The humidity levels remain mostly low throughout the year, providing a comfortable environment even during the hottest months of summer.

Anthem (zip 85086), Arizona gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Anthem (zip 85086) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 296 sunny days per year in Anthem (zip 85086). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Anthem (zip 85086) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 38 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 103 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 43
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 85086 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Arizona.

4.3 Summer - 8.6 Winter

April, November and March are the most pleasant months in the 85086 zip code, 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 the 85086 zip code with an average high temperature of 103.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arizona. In the 85086 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 85086 zip code are March, April and November.

In the 85086 zip code, there are 151.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arizona.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 85086 zip code with an average of 42.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Arizona.

In the 85086 zip code, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Arizona.

In the 85086 zip code, 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 85086 zip code 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 the 85086 zip code with 1.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 37% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.3 inches in the 85086 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Arizona.

August is the rainiest month in the 85086 zip code with 5.6 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.6 rainy days. There are 38.1 rainy days annually in the 85086 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 85086 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Arizona. February is the snowiest month in the 85086 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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