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Monthly climate in Maricopa, California, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Maricopa features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (49 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (30 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 293 mm (11.5 inches) and receives 35 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Maricopa enjoys an average of 3578 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 49 minutes to 14 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Maricopa, California, United States §

The warmest months in Maricopa are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 28 °C (76 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 10 °C (49 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Maricopa experiences 120 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 Maricopa, California, 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 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average high 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Maricopa, California, United States §

Maricopa usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 6 rainy days and 60 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Maricopa are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Maricopa, California, 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) 53 (2.1) 58 (2.3) 68 (2.7) 29 (1.1) 12 (0.5) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 8 (0.3) 15 (0.6) 44 (1.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 6 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Maricopa, California, United States §

The sunniest months in Maricopa are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Maricopa: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Maricopa, California, 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 176 227 281 320 366 376 386 361 319 295 244 221
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 5m 10h 55m 11h 59m 13h 5m 14h 0m 14h 27m 14h 12m 13h 23m 12h 20m 11h 14m 10h 18m 9h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Maricopa, California, United States §

Maricopa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Maricopa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Maricopa, California, 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) 4 6 8 10 11 12 12 11 10 7 5 4