Zip 85333 (Dateland, AZ) Climate

85333 Dateland, AZ has a typical desert climate with hot summers and mild winters. Temperatures in the summer range from the mid-90s Fahrenheit during the day to lows in the 70s at night. The winter months are much cooler with highs usually no higher than 65 degrees and lows sometimes falling below freezing. Rainfall is generally light and sporadic with an average of only 4 inches per year, most of which falls in July and August. Dateland also receives plenty of sunshine year round, making it a great place to enjoy the outdoors throughout much of the year.

Dateland (zip 85333), Arizona gets 5 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dateland (zip 85333) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 312 sunny days per year in Dateland (zip 85333). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dateland (zip 85333) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 17 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 107 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 5 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 85333 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Arizona.

4.5 Summer - 8.7 Winter

March, November and April are the most pleasant months in the 85333 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dateland, Arizona	United States
	5.2 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	17.2 days	106.2 days
	312 days	205 days
	106.8°	85.8°
	39.9°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	6.4	4.3
	438 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 the 85333 zip code with an average high temperature of 106.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arizona. In the 85333 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 85333 zip code are November, March and February.

In the 85333 zip code, there are 175.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Arizona.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 85333 zip code with an average of 38.6°. This is warmer than most places in Arizona.

In the 85333 zip code, there are 10.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arizona.

In the 85333 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 85333 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 85333 zip code with 0.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 37% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 5.2 inches in the 85333 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Arizona.

August is the rainiest month in the 85333 zip code with 2.6 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.1 rainy days. There are 17.2 rainy days annually in the 85333 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 85333 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Arizona. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 85333 zip code.

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