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Phoenix weather, year by year

Phoenix averages 23.7 °C over a year. Its warmest year since 1940 was 2017 (+1.0 °C vs normal), and 2025 ranks 2 of 86.

YearYear 2025

Mean tempMean temp 24.6 °C

vs normalvs normal +0.9 °C

RankRank 2/86

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The climate of Phoenix

July is the warmest month (highs around 41.2 °C) and December the coldest (lows around 6.2 °C). About 248 mm of precipitation falls each year.

Average low → highPrecipitation (mm)Normal 1991–2020

Every year in Phoenix since 1940, ranked

Pick a measure and line up all 86 years against the 1991–2020 normal. 2025 ranks 2 of 86 (+0.9 °C).

194019832025

2025 · 24.6 °C · +0.9 °C vs normal · rank 2 of 86

Warmest years

1201724.7 °C
2202024.6 °C
3202524.6 °C
4202424.5 °C
5201224.4 °C

Coldest years

1194120.8 °C
2196421.5 °C
3194921.5 °C
4197121.6 °C
5196521.6 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	24.6 °C	31.2 °C	17.7 °C	218 mm	197 days	0 days	0 cm	38 days
2024	24.5 °C	31.2 °C	17.7 °C	169 mm	190 days	2 days	0 cm	32 days
2023	24.2 °C	30.6 °C	17.5 °C	224 mm	195 days	0 days	0 cm	40 days
2022	24.0 °C	30.4 °C	17.4 °C	224 mm	197 days	0 days	0 cm	36 days
2021	24.2 °C	30.7 °C	17.6 °C	316 mm	197 days	0 days	0 cm	38 days
2020	24.6 °C	31.4 °C	17.5 °C	146 mm	201 days	0 days	0 cm	13 days
2019	23.5 °C	29.7 °C	17.1 °C	370 mm	174 days	1 day	0 cm	42 days
2018	24.2 °C	30.8 °C	17.4 °C	278 mm	181 days	0 days	0 cm	40 days
2017	24.7 °C	31.5 °C	17.7 °C	204 mm	211 days	0 days	0 cm	30 days
2016	24.4 °C	31.0 °C	17.6 °C	286 mm	207 days	0 days	0 cm	37 days
2015	24.2 °C	30.5 °C	17.8 °C	210 mm	190 days	3 days	0 cm	41 days
2014	24.3 °C	31.0 °C	17.4 °C	264 mm	200 days	1 day	0 cm	31 days
2013	23.7 °C	30.5 °C	17.0 °C	241 mm	202 days	5 days	0 cm	23 days
2012	24.4 °C	31.3 °C	17.2 °C	166 mm	204 days	0 days	0 cm	25 days
2011	23.7 °C	30.5 °C	16.8 °C	122 mm	197 days	4 days	0 cm	26 days
2010	23.6 °C	30.1 °C	16.9 °C	299 mm	184 days	1 day	0 cm	41 days
2009	24.2 °C	30.9 °C	17.3 °C	117 mm	193 days	0 days	0 cm	19 days
2008	23.5 °C	30.1 °C	16.8 °C	349 mm	196 days	0 days	0 cm	38 days
2007	24.2 °C	30.8 °C	17.3 °C	164 mm	206 days	2 days	0 cm	23 days
2006	23.8 °C	30.5 °C	17.0 °C	109 mm	183 days	0 days	0 cm	24 days
2005	23.8 °C	30.1 °C	17.1 °C	309 mm	183 days	1 day	0 cm	30 days
2004	23.5 °C	30.0 °C	16.9 °C	260 mm	196 days	1 day	0 cm	31 days
2003	24.0 °C	30.8 °C	17.3 °C	206 mm	189 days	2 days	0 cm	24 days
2002	23.7 °C	30.7 °C	16.6 °C	101 mm	189 days	2 days	0 cm	18 days
2001	23.7 °C	30.3 °C	17.0 °C	200 mm	200 days	0 days	0 cm	32 days
2000	23.6 °C	30.3 °C	16.8 °C	289 mm	184 days	2 days	0 cm	27 days
1999	23.3 °C	30.4 °C	16.0 °C	182 mm	200 days	0 days	0 cm	23 days
1998	22.3 °C	28.9 °C	15.5 °C	269 mm	170 days	1 day	0 cm	40 days
1997	23.8 °C	30.4 °C	16.8 °C	193 mm	200 days	0 days	0 cm	33 days
1996	24.2 °C	30.8 °C	17.3 °C	200 mm	189 days	0 days	0 cm	30 days
1995	23.6 °C	30.2 °C	16.6 °C	252 mm	181 days	0 days	0 cm	31 days
1994	23.4 °C	30.2 °C	16.5 °C	238 mm	181 days	0 days	0 cm	38 days
1993	22.9 °C	29.6 °C	16.0 °C	506 mm	181 days	1 day	0 cm	54 days
1992	22.5 °C	29.4 °C	15.8 °C	573 mm	190 days	0 days	0 cm	53 days
1991	22.7 °C	29.7 °C	15.6 °C	336 mm	178 days	1 day	0 cm	42 days
1990	22.6 °C	29.7 °C	15.7 °C	294 mm	199 days	7 days	0 cm	48 days
1989	24.1 °C	31.3 °C	16.8 °C	185 mm	210 days	1 day	0 cm	23 days
1988	23.4 °C	30.5 °C	16.3 °C	233 mm	201 days	5 days	0 cm	28 days
1987	22.8 °C	29.5 °C	16.0 °C	279 mm	191 days	8 days	0 cm	45 days
1986	22.8 °C	29.6 °C	16.2 °C	442 mm	185 days	0 days	0 cm	52 days
1985	22.6 °C	29.3 °C	16.1 °C	290 mm	180 days	6 days	5 cm	40 days
1984	22.6 °C	29.2 °C	16.0 °C	425 mm	172 days	0 days	0 cm	61 days
1983	22.2 °C	28.6 °C	16.0 °C	465 mm	153 days	2 days	0 cm	53 days
1982	22.1 °C	28.5 °C	15.7 °C	407 mm	172 days	0 days	0 cm	55 days
1981	23.7 °C	30.5 °C	17.1 °C	269 mm	188 days	0 days	0 cm	33 days
1980	23.1 °C	30.0 °C	16.2 °C	327 mm	177 days	0 days	0 cm	44 days
1979	22.4 °C	29.4 °C	15.2 °C	289 mm	184 days	3 days	0 cm	38 days
1978	22.7 °C	29.2 °C	16.0 °C	567 mm	181 days	3 days	0 cm	56 days
1977	23.2 °C	30.2 °C	16.3 °C	161 mm	184 days	2 days	0 cm	27 days
1976	22.4 °C	29.6 °C	15.2 °C	278 mm	182 days	5 days	0 cm	42 days
1975	21.9 °C	29.2 °C	14.5 °C	134 mm	175 days	5 days	0 cm	35 days
1974	22.7 °C	29.9 °C	15.4 °C	204 mm	188 days	5 days	0 cm	34 days
1973	22.1 °C	29.4 °C	14.6 °C	219 mm	183 days	4 days	0 cm	35 days
1972	22.5 °C	29.9 °C	15.1 °C	241 mm	203 days	8 days	0 cm	26 days
1971	21.6 °C	28.8 °C	14.4 °C	165 mm	177 days	14 days	0 cm	31 days
1970	22.1 °C	29.3 °C	14.9 °C	295 mm	165 days	9 days	0 cm	21 days
1969	22.6 °C	29.6 °C	15.5 °C	151 mm	173 days	4 days	0 cm	30 days
1968	21.9 °C	29.3 °C	14.6 °C	247 mm	182 days	6 days	0 cm	34 days
1967	22.0 °C	29.3 °C	14.7 °C	279 mm	183 days	11 days	0 cm	29 days
1966	22.4 °C	29.8 °C	15.0 °C	160 mm	191 days	15 days	0 cm	23 days
1965	21.6 °C	28.7 °C	14.5 °C	504 mm	179 days	3 days	0 cm	43 days
1964	21.5 °C	28.6 °C	14.4 °C	177 mm	177 days	17 days	0 cm	29 days
1963	22.6 °C	30.1 °C	15.3 °C	194 mm	193 days	11 days	0 cm	25 days
1962	22.6 °C	30.0 °C	14.9 °C	191 mm	197 days	6 days	0 cm	28 days
1961	22.3 °C	29.4 °C	14.9 °C	231 mm	174 days	1 day	0 cm	36 days
1960	22.4 °C	29.6 °C	15.1 °C	174 mm	181 days	14 days	0 cm	30 days
1959	22.8 °C	29.7 °C	15.8 °C	277 mm	186 days	0 days	0 cm	37 days
1958	22.7 °C	29.6 °C	15.7 °C	344 mm	175 days	1 day	0 cm	39 days
1957	22.5 °C	28.9 °C	15.8 °C	220 mm	156 days	0 days	0 cm	30 days
1956	22.3 °C	29.7 °C	14.4 °C	75 mm	185 days	6 days	0 cm	16 days
1955	21.7 °C	28.8 °C	14.2 °C	242 mm	176 days	10 days	0 cm	37 days
1954	23.1 °C	30.3 °C	15.5 °C	202 mm	195 days	8 days	0 cm	25 days
1953	22.0 °C	29.4 °C	14.3 °C	154 mm	177 days	9 days	0 cm	18 days
1952	21.9 °C	28.9 °C	14.6 °C	300 mm	189 days	8 days	0 cm	34 days
1951	21.8 °C	29.1 °C	14.5 °C	389 mm	176 days	5 days	0 cm	35 days
1950	22.8 °C	30.8 °C	14.6 °C	70 mm	202 days	9 days	0 cm	15 days
1949	21.5 °C	28.7 °C	14.3 °C	348 mm	183 days	19 days	1 cm	44 days
1948	21.9 °C	29.0 °C	14.4 °C	129 mm	181 days	11 days	0 cm	19 days
1947	21.6 °C	28.3 °C	14.5 °C	126 mm	168 days	19 days	0 cm	26 days
1946	21.8 °C	28.7 °C	14.5 °C	148 mm	167 days	14 days	0 cm	21 days
1945	21.8 °C	28.5 °C	14.5 °C	169 mm	177 days	11 days	0 cm	29 days
1944	21.8 °C	28.7 °C	14.5 °C	215 mm	173 days	4 days	0 cm	27 days
1943	22.7 °C	29.6 °C	15.4 °C	228 mm	185 days	2 days	0 cm	30 days
1942	22.4 °C	29.3 °C	14.8 °C	101 mm	165 days	3 days	0 cm	17 days
1941	20.8 °C	27.2 °C	14.1 °C	332 mm	153 days	5 days	2 cm	60 days
1940	22.1 °C	28.6 °C	15.2 °C	242 mm	181 days	8 days	0 cm	31 days

Year vs year

Pick two years and let them fight it out in Phoenix: month by month, point by point.

First year2025

Second year2017

In Phoenix, 2017 beats 2025 by 0.1 °C on mean temperature.

20252017Normal 1991–2020

2points2

24.6 °CWarmer24.7 °C
197 daysHot days211 days
218 mmWetter204 mm
2,152 kWh/m²Sunnier2,134 kWh/m²

Records in Phoenix

The most extreme days and years since 1940, with the readings of a nearby station when they go further.

Hottest day

49.2 °C

June 26, 1990 estimate

Nearby station: 50.0 °C on June 26, 1990 measured

Coldest night

-6.1 °C

January 14, 1963 estimate

Nearby station: -8.3 °C on January 5, 1950 measured

Wettest day

87 mm

September 5, 1970 estimate

Nearby station: 84 mm on September 8, 2014 measured

Snowiest day

3 cm

February 3, 1985 estimate

Strongest gust

93 km/h

January 21, 2010 estimate

Year records

Warmest201724.7 °C
Coldest194120.8 °C
Wettest1992573 mm
Driest195070 mm

The weather on your birthday in Phoenix

Any day since 1940: high, low, rain, snow, and how warm it was compared with the same date in every other year.

Phoenix vs another city

Compare with

Phoenix is cooler than Miami by 1.0 °C on average over the year. Phoenix gets 797 mm less precipitation per year. In Phoenix, 5 months out of 12 are warmer.

PhoenixMiamiBand: average low to average high

Questions & answers

What is the climate like in Phoenix?

Phoenix averages 23.7 °C over the year. The warmest month is July, with highs around 41.2 °C; the coldest is December, with lows around 6.2 °C. About 248 mm of precipitation falls each year, over some 32 rainy days.

What was the warmest year in Phoenix?

2017, at +1.0 °C compared with the 1991–2020 normal. The coldest was 1941. Out of 86 years since 1940, 2025 ranks 2.

What is the wettest month in Phoenix?

February gets the most precipitation and June the least. The wettest year was 1992, the driest 1950.

Is Phoenix getting warmer?

Compared with its first thirty years on record (from 1940), the last ten years in Phoenix show a gap of +2.2 °C in mean temperature.