Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Congress features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -11 °C (12 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 369 mm (14.5 inches) and receives 46 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Congress enjoys an average of 3624 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 53 minutes to 14 hours 23 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Congress are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 9 °C (47 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Congress experiences 156 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 15 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 40°C (103°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Mean maximum | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Average high | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Daily mean | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Average low | 3°C (38°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Mean minimum | -3°C (27°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -3°C (28°F) |
Minimum | -7°C (20°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -4°C (26°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Congress, Arizona, United States with other places around the world.
Congress usually has the most precipitation in January, February and July, with an average of 7 rainy days and 54 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Congress are April, May and June. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) | 47 (1.8) | 46 (1.8) | 5 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 70 (2.8) | 34 (1.3) | 27 (1.0) | 23 (0.9) | 28 (1.1) | 31 (1.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Congress are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Congress: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 187 | 241 | 300 | 329 | 372 | 375 | 367 | 348 | 315 | 297 | 255 | 232 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 9m | 10h 57m | 11h 59m | 13h 3m | 13h 57m | 14h 23m | 14h 8m | 13h 21m | 12h 20m | 11h 16m | 10h 21m | 9h 53m |
Congress experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Congress UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |