Phoenix AZ Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Phoenix, Arizona. How hot did it get in 2019? When was the last time thermometers in Phoenix rose above 119 °F? What was the highest temperature in Phoenix five decades ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Phoenix and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These temperature extremes were measured at Sky Harbor International Airport near downtown Phoenix and go back to 1948. The highest temperature recorded during that time there was 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 Celsius) on June 26, 1990.

Highest Phoenix temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
119	July 25, 2023 +	48
115	July 11, 2022	46
118	June 17, 2021	48
118	July 30, 2020	48
115	August 05, 2019 +	46
116	July 25, 2018 +	47
119	June 20, 2017	48
118	June 19, 2016	48
117	August 14, 2015	47
116	July 24, 2014	47
119	June 29, 2013	48
116	August 08, 2012	47
118	July 02, 2011	48
114	July 02, 2010 +	46

Highest temperature recorded at Phoenix each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
115	July 28, 2009 +	46
115	June 21, 2008	46
116	July 04, 2007	47
118	July 21, 2006	48
116	July 17, 2005	47
112	August 08, 2004 +	44
117	July 16, 2003	47
113	July 02, 2002 +	45
116	July 02, 2001	47
113	July 19, 2000 +	45
111	August 22, 1999 +	44
117	July 15, 1998	47
114	July 15, 1997	46
115	July 31, 1996	46
121	July 28, 1995	49
117	June 29, 1994	47
114	August 01, 1993 +	46
113	August 17, 1992 +	45
113	August 08, 1991	45
122	June 26, 1990	50
118	July 04, 1989	48
116	June 22, 1988	47
115	June 14, 1987	46
115	July 31, 1986	46
115	August 24, 1985 +	46
113	May 28, 1984	45
116	July 05, 1983	47
113	July 14, 1982 +	45
114	June 25, 1981	46
115	July 28, 1980	46
117	June 28, 1979	47
115	July 19, 1978 +	46
114	June 29, 1977	46
113	June 27, 1976	45
116	August 04, 1975	47
116	June 27, 1974 +	47
115	July 02, 1973 +	46
116	August 01, 1972	47
114	July 11, 1971	46
116	June 25, 1970	47
114	August 05, 1969	46
115	June 22, 1968 +	46
110	August 26, 1967 +	43
113	July 06, 1966	45
113	July 04, 1965	45
112	July 03, 1964	44
112	July 24, 1963	44
113	August 13, 1962 +	45
114	July 19, 1961 +	46
114	June 19, 1960	46
112	June 23, 1959	44
118	July 11, 1958	48
112	July 31, 1957 +	44
110	July 08, 1956	43
112	June 09, 1955 +	44
112	July 28, 1954	44
112	July 02, 1953	44
112	July 19, 1952 +	44
113	May 26, 1951	45
118	September 01, 1950	48
113	July 14, 1949	45
115	September 03, 1948 +	46

Phoenix - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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