The climate of Tucson (Arizona
- United States of America)
Tucson is a large city located in the southern part of Arizona in the
vicinity of the Mexican border. The city is located in Pima County and
is surrounded by 5 small mountain ranges: Santa Catalina Mountains,
the Tortolita Mountains, the Santa Rita Mountains, the Rincon
Mountains and the Tucson Mountains. The highest mountain of the
Catalina Mountains is Mount Lemmon which is very suitable as a winter
sports destination. This is the most southerly situated winter sports
region in the United States. Tucson is located on the banks of the
Santa Cruz River. One of the main employers is the Davis-Monthan Air
Force Base. Here the Boneyard can be found which is a scrapheap for
army airplanes and helicopters. Hundreds of bombers and F 16s can be
found here. It was designated the sole repository of out-of-service
aircraft from all branches of the US government. Just outside the city
the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum can be found. Tucson has a warm
desert climate with low precipitation figures all year round. Summers
are dry and warm. During the hottest days temperatures in excess of 40
degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) can be recorded. However,
average temperatures are just above 35 degrees Celsius (95.0 degrees
Fahrenheit). During the winter there is a small chance of subzero
temperatures during the night. When subzero temperatures occur snow or
sleet may fall. However, it will melt rapidly.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Tucson:
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
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