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Monthly climate in Vail, Arizona, United States

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Vail features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (109 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 306 mm (12.0 inches) and receives 48 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Vail enjoys an average of 3629 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 5 minutes to 14 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Vail, Arizona, United States §

The warmest months in Vail are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 11 °C (50 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Vail experiences 189 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 7 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Vail, 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 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(51°F)
Average low 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Vail, Arizona, United States §

Vail usually has the most precipitation in February, July and August, with an average of 8 rainy days and 53 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Vail are April, May and June. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Vail, 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) 24 (0.9) 36 (1.4) 17 (0.7) 4 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 9 (0.3) 66 (2.6) 57 (2.3) 32 (1.3) 13 (0.5) 16 (0.6) 29 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 4 3 1 1 1 12 10 4 2 2 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Vail, Arizona, United States §

The sunniest months in Vail are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 53 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Vail: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Vail, 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 203 242 303 334 370 370 352 333 310 301 262 243
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 18m 11h 3m 12h 0m 12h 58m 13h 47m 14h 11m 13h 58m 13h 15m 12h 18m 11h 20m 10h 30m 10h 5m

Solar UV radiation in Vail, Arizona, United States §

Vail experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, 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 Vail UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Vail, 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 10 11 12 13 12 12 11 9 6 5

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Vail, Arizona, United States

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