30-year climate normals

Yavapai County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

90.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 25.5°F.

Yavapai County gets 12.85" of precipitation a year, and 44% 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.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	53.3°	26.2°	1.21"
February	56.0°	28.5°	1.28"
March	62.1°	33.5°	0.96"
April	68.5°	38.6°	0.47"
May	77.2°	46.8°	0.47"
June	87.8°	55.7°	0.35"
July	90.3°	62.7°	1.87"
August	88.1°	61.4°	2.46"
September	83.3°	54.2°	1.27"
October	73.2°	42.3°	0.83"
November	62.0°	32.2°	0.69"
December	52.2°	25.5°	0.99"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 44% falling in the wettest three months (Jul, Aug, Sep).

January 1.21"

February 1.28"

March 0.96"

April 0.47"

May 0.47"

June 0.35"

July 1.87"

August 2.46"

September 1.27"

October 0.83"

November 0.69"

December 0.99"

Annual total 12.85"

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 1,068

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,056

Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.23¢/kWh, Arizona average $163

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $216

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 Yavapai County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Yavapai County?

Yavapai County averages a high of 90.3°F in July and a low of 25.5°F in December. Annual precipitation is 12.85 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Yavapai County?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 44% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Yavapai County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 90.3°F. That drives 1,068 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Yavapai County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Yavapai County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station PRESCOTT LOVE FLD, AZ US (USW00023184), 9 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.