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30-year climate normals

Cochise County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — June

94.8°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 29.1°F.

Cochise County gets 12.19" of precipitation a year and 1.2" of snow, and 57% of it falls in Jul, Aug, Sep.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 60.0° 29.1° 0.85" 0.7"
February 63.7° 32.1° 0.75" 0.2"
March 70.4° 36.5° 0.55" 0.1"
April 77.5° 41.7° 0.19" 0.0"
May 85.8° 49.5° 0.23" 0.0"
June 94.8° 59.4° 0.56" 0.0"
July 92.6° 65.1° 2.58" 0.0"
August 90.7° 63.6° 2.86" 0.0"
September 87.7° 57.4° 1.47" 0.0"
October 80.0° 45.8° 0.68" 0.0"
November 68.8° 35.5° 0.67" 0.2"
December 59.3° 29.4° 0.80" 0.0"

Rainfall by month

Cochise County has a distinct wet season. 57% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jul, Aug, Sep.

January 0.85"
February 0.75"
March 0.55"
April 0.19"
May 0.23"
June 0.56"
July 2.58"
August 2.86"
September 1.47"
October 0.68"
November 0.67"
December 0.80"
Annual total 12.19"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,581
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,827
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.23¢/kWh, Arizona average $241
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $151

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Cochise County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Cochise County?

Cochise County averages a high of 94.8°F in June and a low of 29.1°F in January. Annual precipitation is 12.19 inches, including 1.2 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Cochise County?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 57% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Cochise County?

The average daily high in June, the hottest month, is 94.8°F. That drives 1,581 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Cochise County?

Yes. Cochise County averages 1.2 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station PEARCE - SUNSITES, AZ US (USC00026353), 7.6 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Arizona residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.