Zip 86001 (Flagstaff, AZ) Climate

Flagstaff, AZ has a pleasant and mild climate throughout the year. It has four distinct seasons, with winters being cold and dry, spring bringing warm temperatures in April and May, hot and dry summers from June to September, followed by cool autumn months from October to December. Average temperatures range from 76°F (24°C) in the summer to 25°F (-4°C) in the winter. Flagstaff averages 8 inches (20 cm) of rainfall each year while snowfall can average up to 61 inches (155 cm). Overall this makes Flagstaff's climate very pleasant for locals and visitors alike.

Flagstaff (zip 86001), Arizona gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Flagstaff (zip 86001) averages 85 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 264 sunny days per year in Flagstaff (zip 86001). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Flagstaff (zip 86001) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 85 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 85 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 86001 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Arizona.

8.7 Summer - 5 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in the 86001 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Flagstaff, Arizona	United States
	21.8 in.	38.1 in.
	85.2 in.	27.8 in.
	85.2 days	106.2 days
	264 days	205 days
	80.4°	85.8°
	13.4°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	6.3	4.3
	6996 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 86001 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Arizona. In the 86001 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 86001 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 86001 zip code, there are 1.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Arizona.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 86001 zip code with an average of 13.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Arizona.

In the 86001 zip code, there are 225.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arizona.

In the 86001 zip code, there are 9.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Arizona.

Humidity is very low in the 86001 zip code, 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.

August is the wettest month in the 86001 zip code with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.8 inches in the 86001 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Arizona.

August is the rainiest month in the 86001 zip code with 14.0 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 85.2 rainy days annually in the 86001 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 85.2 inches in the 86001 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arizona. January is the snowiest month in the 86001 zip code with 20.1 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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