Prescott Temperatures: Averages by Month

The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Prescott, Arizona during each month of the year.

The average high and low temperatures are listed below by month and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.

To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Prescott, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.

The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.

10-year temperature averages for Prescott, 2010 to 2019
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
53 23 January 12 -5
55 26 February 13 -4
63 31 March 17 -1
69 38 April 21 3
74 43 May 24 6
89 55 June 32 13
89 61 July 32 16
87 60 August 31 15
82 53 September 28 11
74 40 October 23 4
62 29 November 17 -1
52 24 December 11 -4
71 40 Year 22 5
30-year temperature averages for Prescott, 1991 to 2020
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
53 24 January 11 -5
55 26 February 13 -3
61 32 March 16 0
68 37 April 20 3
76 45 May 25 7
87 54 June 31 12
90 61 July 32 16
87 60 August 31 15
82 52 September 28 11
73 40 October 23 5
62 30 November 16 -1
52 24 December 11 -5
71 40 Year 21 5

Days of Hot Weather in Prescott

During summer months, Prescott's temperature often rises above 90 °F. Nearly half the days in June, July and August have highs in the 90s.

But the city only rarely feels 100-degree (37 °C) heat. A day with a high in the 100s happens just once a year on average. Days that hot can show up from June to August.

Days per month in Prescott of at least 70, 80 or 90 °F
  70 °F
21 °C
80 °F
27 °C
90 °F
32 °C
January 0 0 0
February 1 0 0
March 6 0 0
April 14 2 0
May 25 12 1
June 29 26 12
July 31 30 17
August 31 29 11
September 29 22 3
October 22 7 0
November 7 0 0
December 0 0 0
Year 195 128 44

How Often Prescott Has Cold Temperatures

From late fall until early spring, Prescott can get quite chilly at night. The thermometer drops to 20 °F or lower on an average of 29 days a year. But only two of those will drop to 10 °F or less.

Despite its cold nights, the days at Prescott almost always warm up to above freezing. Typically, only one day annually stays below 33 °F, which can occur in December, January or February.

Days per month on average in Prescott when the minimum temperature drops to 20, 32, or 40 °F or below
  20 °F
-8 °C
32 °F
0 °C
40 °F
4 °C
January 9 28 31
February 6 24 28
March 1 17 28
April 0 7 21
May 0 1 8
June 0 0 1
July 0 0 0
August 0 0 0
September 0 0 2
October 0 4 16
November 3 19 29
December 10 28 31
Year 29 128 192
References

Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

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