Zip 85634 (Sells, AZ) Climate

The climate in 85634 Sells, AZ is typical of a desert environment, with hot summers and mild winters. The temperature in the summer months can reach as high as 110°F and often stay above 100°F for more than a week at a time. In the winter months, temperatures drop to around 40°F on average during the day, and can dip into a low of around 20°F on cold nights. Rainfall is very infrequent in 85634 Sells, AZ with most of it happening from July to August when there may be occasional thunderstorms.

Sells (zip 85634), Arizona gets 11 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sells (zip 85634) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 285 sunny days per year in Sells (zip 85634). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sells (zip 85634) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 39 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 101 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 36
Rain: averages 11 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 85634 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

5.4 Summer - 8.4 Winter

April, March and November are the most pleasant months in the 85634 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 85634 zip code with an average high temperature of 100.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arizona. In the 85634 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 85634 zip code are March, November and April.

In the 85634 zip code, there are 148.0 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 85634 zip code with an average of 35.7°. This is warmer than most places in Arizona.

In the 85634 zip code, there are 32.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

In the 85634 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 85634 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 85634 zip code with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 11.4 inches in the 85634 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

August is the rainiest month in the 85634 zip code with 7.6 days of rain, and May is the driest month with only 1.1 rainy days. There are 39.3 rainy days annually in the 85634 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 40% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 85634 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Arizona. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 85634 zip code.

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