Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Hardly any U.S. towns collect less precipitation than Cane Beds: 13 inches a year
Expect July afternoons of about 93°. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 91% of U.S. towns. Warming shows here too: 1.8° more than in 1901–2000, led by March. If you like long walks, May, September and October offer highs of 71–84°.
A year in Cane Beds at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Cane Beds’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Cane Beds’ place in Arizona beside it.
What a year in Cane Beds feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 180 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 26 and the first by October 25. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Colorado City, AZ, 5 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Cane Beds’ center in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 4°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 12 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Colorado City, AZ, falls mostly in February. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 13 inches a year; February is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 59 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Cane Beds
78% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Colorado City, AZ.
Living with Cane Beds’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
180 frost-free days in zone 7a. The last frost comes by Apr 26 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 25.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, September and October. 6.2 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Cane Beds from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (82%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 6%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Cane Beds and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Cane Beds yet.
Climates most like Cane Beds’, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Beds, AZ | 24° | 93° | 13" | 12" |
| Middleton, ID | 24° | 93° | 11" | 9.7" |
| Ontario, OR | 23° | 93° | 10" | 15" |
| Albuquerque, NM | 22° | 94° | 9" | 12" |
| Dumas, TX | 23° | 93° | 18" | 9.1" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cane Beds averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.8°).
A bigger shift than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Cane Beds compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Cane Beds’ place among Arizona’s.
Cane Beds weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Cane Beds’ center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Colorado City, AZ. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 24° | 1.4" | 2.9" | 6 | 3 | 31° – 43° |
| February | 52° | 27° | 1.6" | 3.6" | 8 | 1 | 32° – 47° |
| March | 60° | 33° | 1.3" | 1.1" | 6 | 0 | 40° – 52° |
| April | 66° | 37° | 0.8" | 0.6" | 5 | 0 | 46° – 57° |
| May | 77° | 45° | 0.6" | 0.0" | 3 | 0 | 53° – 66° |
| June | 88° | 54° | 0.3" | 0.0" | 3 | 0 | 65° – 76° |
| July | 93° | 61° | 1.2" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 74° – 80° |
| August | 91° | 60° | 1.4" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 72° – 80° |
| September | 84° | 53° | 1.0" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 64° – 71° |
| October | 71° | 41° | 1.1" | 0.4" | 5 | 0 | 52° – 63° |
| November | 58° | 31° | 0.9" | 0.7" | 4 | 1 | 37° – 51° |
| December | 47° | 23° | 1.2" | 3.1" | 5 | 3 | 30° – 40° |
| Year | 69° | 41° | 12.6" | 12.4" | 59 | 9 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. November swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 37° to 51°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Cane Beds’ numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Cane Beds’ center.
- Snow: Colorado City, AZ.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Colorado City, AZ, 5 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Cane Beds’ climate
What is the weather like in Cane Beds?
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 60% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 91% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Cane Beds in winter?
December nights average 23°. About 120 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest December of the last 30 years the month averaged 30°.
How much snow does Cane Beds get?
About 12 inches in a normal winter at Colorado City, AZ, most of it in February, with snow on the ground about 9 days a year.
How hot does it get in Cane Beds?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 61°. About 72 days a year reach 90° and 8 reach 100° (Colorado City, AZ).
When is the first and last frost in Cane Beds?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 26 and the first fall frost by October 25, about 180 frost-free days, at Colorado City, AZ.
What growing zone is Cane Beds in?
Zone 7a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 4°.
What is the best time of year to visit Cane Beds?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Cane Beds getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.8° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 80% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Cane Beds.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.