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Monthly climate in Picture Rocks, Arizona, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Picture Rocks features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 197 mm (7.8 inches) and receives 31 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Picture Rocks enjoys an average of 3632 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 3 minutes to 14 hours 13 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Picture Rocks, Arizona, United States §

The warmest months in Picture Rocks are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 32 °C (90 - 90 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (54 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Picture Rocks experiences 217 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Picture Rocks, Arizona, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 1°C
(33°F)
Minimum -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Picture Rocks, Arizona, United States §

Picture Rocks usually has the most precipitation in February, July and August, with an average of 5 rainy days and 29 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Picture Rocks are April, May and June. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Picture Rocks, Arizona, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18 (0.7) 26 (1.0) 13 (0.5) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 33 (1.3) 29 (1.1) 24 (1.0) 8 (0.3) 12 (0.5) 24 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 3 3 0 0 0 7 6 2 2 1 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Picture Rocks, Arizona, United States §

The sunniest months in Picture Rocks are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 54 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Picture Rocks: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Picture Rocks, Arizona, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 203 241 304 332 370 370 353 339 312 299 261 242
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 17m 11h 2m 12h 0m 12h 59m 13h 49m 14h 13m 14h 0m 13h 16m 12h 18m 11h 19m 10h 28m 10h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Picture Rocks, Arizona, United States §

Picture Rocks 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 Picture Rocks UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Picture Rocks, Arizona, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 7 9 11 12 12 12 11 11 8 6 4