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Climate guideThirty-year normals for Apache Junction, Arizona
Apache Junction climate by month
Hot desert · BWhBest Jan · Mar · Nov
Annual mean72°day and night
Seasonal swing38°warmest vs coolest
Precipitation11.2 in57 wet days a year
33.42° N, 111.55° WElevation 1,722 ftUTC−7 · Mountain Standard Time
When to goApache Junction · weather score
Best timeJan · Mar · Nov
October: high / low89° / 59°
iSummary
What the weather is like
Apache Junction has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh): very little rain and intense sun.
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 105° and nights 78°. December is the coolest month, with highs of 66° and lows of 41°. The difference between the warmest and the coolest month is about 38°, a large swing typical of continental interiors.
About 11.2 in of precipitation falls in an average year. July is the wettest month (1.1 in, 12 wet days) and June the driest (0.1 in, 1 wet days). Cloud cover ranges from 10% in June to 28% in February.
Compared with Washington, the capital, Apache Junction is 8.8° warmer on a July afternoon and receives less precipitation over the year.
Year in figures
- Hottest afternoons
- 105° · July
- Coldest nights
- 41° · December
- Wettest month
- July
- Driest month
- June
- Clearest skies
- June · 10% cloud
- Longest day
- 14 h 21 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 57 min
iiCharts
Twelve months at a glance
Temperature and precipitation
Daily high/low range bars, monthly precipitation columnsTemperature curve
Average high, lowDaylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each monthiiiData table
Climate normals month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 67° | 70° | 77° | 85° | 93° | 103° | 105° | 104° | 99° | 89° | 76° | 66° |
| Average low | 41° | 43° | 48° | 53° | 61° | 70° | 78° | 77° | 71° | 59° | 48° | 41° |
| Precipitation | 1.4 in | 1.3 in | 1.4 in | 0.5 in | 0.2 in | 0.1 in | 1.1 in | 1.5 in | 0.9 in | 0.7 in | 0.9 in | 1.3 in |
| Wet days (≥1 mm) | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 5.2 |
| Cloud cover | 24% | 28% | 22% | 16% | 14% | 10% | 20% | 21% | 12% | 14% | 18% | 23% |
| Daylight | 10h 11 | 11h 00 | 11h 57 | 13h 01 | 13h 53 | 14h 21 | 14h 09 | 13h 24 | 12h 24 | 11h 22 | 10h 26 | 9h 57 |
| Month score | 90 | 89 | 93 | 78 | 59 | 56 | 29 | 32 | 43 | 66 | 93 | 88 |
ivMonth by month
Apache Junction in every month
January90
67° / 41°
1.4 in · 4.3 wet days
February89
70° / 43°
1.3 in · 4.5 wet days
March93
77° / 48°
1.4 in · 3.1 wet days
April78
85° / 53°
0.5 in · 1.9 wet days
May59
93° / 61°
0.2 in · 1.4 wet day
June56
103° / 70°
0.1 in · 0.8 wet day
July29
105° / 78°
1.1 in · 12.3 wet days
August32
104° / 77°
1.5 in · 11.2 wet days
September43
99° / 71°
0.9 in · 6.2 wet days
October66
89° / 59°
0.7 in · 3.1 wet days
November93
76° / 48°
0.9 in · 2.8 wet days
December88
66° / 41°
1.3 in · 5.2 wet days