Zip 85388 (Surprise, AZ) Climate

85388 Surprise, AZ has a typical desert climate with warm temperatures and low humidity. Summers tend to be hot, dry and sunny, while winters are mild with occasional cold spells. Average daytime highs in the summer reach up to 95°F (35°C), while average winter lows drop down to 45°F (7°C). Precipitation is relatively scarce throughout the year, averaging around 10 inches (25 cm) annually. The area gets most of its annual rainfall during monsoon season from July through September. However, due to its location in the Sonoran Desert, the area can experience extreme weather conditions such as strong winds and dust storms during this time of year.

Surprise (zip 85388), Arizona gets 9 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Surprise (zip 85388) 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 Surprise (zip 85388). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Surprise (zip 85388) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 32 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 106 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 41
Rain: averages 9 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 85388 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Arizona.

4.2 Summer - 8.6 Winter

April, March and November are the most pleasant months in the 85388 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Surprise, Arizona	United States
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	106.1°	85.8°
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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 85388 zip code with an average high temperature of 106.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arizona. In the 85388 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 85388 zip code are March, November and April.

In the 85388 zip code, there are 166.1 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 85388 zip code with an average of 39.7°. This is warmer than most places in Arizona.

In the 85388 zip code, there are 7.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arizona.

In the 85388 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 85388 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.

February is the wettest month in the 85388 zip code with 1.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 0.1 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 9.1 inches in the 85388 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Arizona.

February is the rainiest month in the 85388 zip code with 3.9 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.4 rainy days. There are 32.0 rainy days annually in the 85388 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 85388 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Arizona. December is the snowiest month in the 85388 zip code with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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