Zip 85648 (Rio Rico, AZ) Climate

Rio Rico, Arizona offers a hot and dry climate with mild winters and long, hot summers. The average temperature in the summer is around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while the winter months are much cooler, with an average temperature in the high 50s. Rio Rico receives very little rainfall throughout the year, making it an ideal location for those who love sunny, dry weather. The area also sees very little snowfall over the course of the year.

Rio Rico (zip 85648), Arizona gets 17 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rio Rico (zip 85648) 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 Rio Rico (zip 85648). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rio Rico (zip 85648) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 60 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 17 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 85648 zip code is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arizona.

6.8 Summer - 8 Winter

April, October and November are the most pleasant months in the 85648 zip code, while July and June 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.

June is the hottest month for the 85648 zip code with an average high temperature of 96.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Arizona. In the 85648 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 85648 zip code are April, October and November.

In the 85648 zip code, there are 105.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 85648 zip code with an average of 30.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

In the 85648 zip code, there are 68.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

In the 85648 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 85648 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 85648 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 50% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.3 inches in the 85648 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Arizona.

August is the rainiest month in the 85648 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and May is the driest month with only 1.6 rainy days. There are 59.5 rainy days annually in the 85648 zip code, 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 0.8 inches in the 85648 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Arizona. December is the snowiest month in the 85648 zip code with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Rita · Rio Rico, AZ

Quiet, beautiful, and very far from anything

Over 4 years ago

We retired from Ventura County, CA, in 2020 and arrived in the area homeless. We rented a casita for a few months while we looked for a home. We found a place only a More