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Weather in Gila Bend, AZ · National Weather Service + NOAA

Gila Bend has hot summers

Gila Bend has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 108°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of. In November, a normal day reaches 78° and a normal night drops to 48°.

Winter 70°/42°Spring 88°/56°Summer 107°/78°Fall 90°/60°
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Sunrise 6:50 am · sunset 5:37 pm

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What stands out about Gila Bend’s weather

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

Climate →
Hot summersJuly afternoons average 108°, 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 91% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 6 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 100% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Gila Bend’s year

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

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Winter
70° / 42°
Snow is rare
Spring
88° / 56°
Last frost around Jan 23
Summer
107° / 78°
192 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
90° / 60°
First frost around Dec 11
38 daysuntil the usual first frost (Dec 11)
Best months to be outside
JanFebMarNovDec
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Gila Bend get?Almost none.When is it wettest?August, with 0.9 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 Gila Bend itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Gila Bend 2se, AZ (3 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.