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Weather in Cactus Forest, AZ · National Weather Service + NOAA

Cactus Forest has hot summers

Cactus Forest has mild winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 104°, a January night drops to 40°, and snow is almost unheard of. In November, a normal day reaches 76° and a normal night drops to 47°.

Winter 67°/40°Spring 85°/53°Summer 103°/74°Fall 87°/59°
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Sunrise 8:44 am · sunset 7:33 pm

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What stands out about Cactus Forest’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

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Hot summersJuly afternoons average 104°, hotter than 100% of U.S. towns.Snow is rareNo measurable snow in a normal year.Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 1.9° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 90% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 10 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 98% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Cactus Forest’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
67° / 40°
Snow is rare
Spring
85° / 53°
Last frost around Jan 30
Summer
103° / 74°
169 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
87° / 59°
First frost around Dec 12
40 daysuntil the usual first frost (Dec 12)
Best months to be outside
FebMarNov
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Cactus Forest get?Almost none.When is it wettest?August, with 1.6 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.9° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Cactus Forest itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Ashurst Hayden Dam, AZ (11 mi, snow) and Florence, AZ (7 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.