Scottsdale Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Scottsdale, 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 80, 90 or 100 °F each month in Scottsdale, 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.
High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
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67 | 43 | January | 19 | 6 |
69 | 46 | February | 21 | 8 |
78 | 53 | March | 26 | 11 |
84 | 59 | April | 29 | 15 |
91 | 66 | May | 33 | 19 |
103 | 77 | June | 40 | 25 |
104 | 83 | July | 40 | 28 |
103 | 82 | August | 40 | 28 |
98 | 76 | September | 37 | 24 |
88 | 63 | October | 31 | 17 |
75 | 51 | November | 24 | 11 |
65 | 44 | December | 19 | 6 |
86 | 62 | Year | 30 | 17 |
High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
---|---|---|---|---|
67 | 43 | January | 19 | 6 |
69 | 46 | February | 20 | 8 |
76 | 52 | March | 24 | 11 |
83 | 58 | April | 28 | 15 |
92 | 67 | May | 33 | 19 |
102 | 76 | June | 39 | 25 |
104 | 83 | July | 40 | 28 |
103 | 82 | August | 39 | 28 |
98 | 75 | September | 37 | 24 |
87 | 63 | October | 31 | 17 |
75 | 51 | November | 24 | 10 |
65 | 43 | December | 18 | 6 |
85 | 62 | Year | 29 | 16 |
Days of Hot Weather in Scottsdale
Scottsdale has highs in the 100s Fahrenheit on most days during summer. The 100-degree weather usually begins in May and can persist until September. In some years, even a day in October reaches 100 degrees.
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C |
100 °F 38 °C | |
---|---|---|---|
January | 1 | 0 | 0 |
February | 3 | 0 | 0 |
March | 13 | 2 | 0 |
April | 22 | 7 | 0 |
May | 28 | 21 | 5 |
June | 30 | 29 | 23 |
July | 31 | 31 | 27 |
August | 31 | 30 | 24 |
September | 30 | 27 | 14 |
October | 26 | 14 | 1 |
November | 10 | 1 | 0 |
December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year | 225 | 161 | 93 |
50 °F 10 °C |
60 °F 16 °C |
70 °F 21 °C | |
---|---|---|---|
January | 3 | 0 | 0 |
February | 6 | 0 | 0 |
March | 19 | 2 | 0 |
April | 28 | 11 | 0 |
May | 31 | 26 | 7 |
June | 30 | 30 | 27 |
July | 31 | 31 | 31 |
August | 31 | 31 | 31 |
September | 30 | 30 | 24 |
October | 30 | 21 | 4 |
November | 17 | 3 | 0 |
December | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Year | 258 | 184 | 124 |
How Often Scottsdale Has Cold Temperatures
Scottsdale can get cool at night, but by most American standards, it would never be called cold. The city averages just three nights a year when the temperature drops to freezing.
32 °F 0 °C |
40 °F 4 °C |
50 °F 10 °C | |
---|---|---|---|
January | 1 | 10 | 28 |
February | 0 | 6 | 22 |
March | 0 | 1 | 13 |
April | 0 | 0 | 2 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
September | 0 | 0 | 0 |
October | 0 | 0 | 1 |
November | 0 | 1 | 13 |
December | 1 | 11 | 28 |
Year | 3 | 29 | 107 |
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.