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.
| 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 |
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.