Mesa climate
Mesa is warmest in July, with average highs of 41 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 4.7 °C. February is the wettest month (43 mm) and June the driest (2.2 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Mesa averages 270 mm of rain, 245 days above 25 °C and 6 days below freezing.
United States · 378 m elevation · population 471,825 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 41 °C
- Coldest month January 4.7 °C
- Driest month June 2 mm
- Wettest month February 43 mm
- Least cloud June 14 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 48 °C
- Coldest on record January -4.4 °C
What to expectMesa through the year
Mesa has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 19 °C in January to 41 °C in July, a swing of 24 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 245 days a year reach 25 °C, 190 of them reach 30 °C, 6 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 48 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. February averages 43 mm against 2 mm in June — 19 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.1 °C | 40 mm | 38 % |
| February | 21.0 °C | 43 mm | 40 % |
| March | 25.1 °C | 29 mm | 34 % |
| April | 29.7 °C | 9 mm | 25 % |
| May | 34.7 °C | 4 mm | 21 % |
| June | 39.9 °C | 2 mm | 14 % |
| July | 40.9 °C | 18 mm | 36 % |
| August | 40.0 °C | 25 mm | 34 % |
| September | 37.2 °C | 27 mm | 21 % |
| October | 31.2 °C | 20 mm | 20 % |
| November | 24.2 °C | 18 mm | 28 % |
| December | 18.4 °C | 35 mm | 37 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.1 °C | 4.7 °C | 11.2 °C | 28.4 °C | -4.4 °C | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| February | 21.0 °C | 6.2 °C | 13.1 °C | 30.5 °C | -3.0 °C | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| March | 25.1 °C | 9.0 °C | 17.0 °C | 36.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| April | 29.7 °C | 12.7 °C | 21.6 °C | 39.5 °C | 1.8 °C | 26 | 16 | 0 |
| May | 34.7 °C | 18.0 °C | 27.1 °C | 43.6 °C | 8.8 °C | 30 | 27 | 0 |
| June | 39.9 °C | 23.3 °C | 32.6 °C | 47.7 °C | 13.1 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| July | 40.9 °C | 27.5 °C | 34.5 °C | 47.8 °C | 19.3 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| August | 40.0 °C | 27.0 °C | 33.7 °C | 46.1 °C | 19.3 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| September | 37.2 °C | 23.0 °C | 30.3 °C | 45.0 °C | 13.3 °C | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| October | 31.2 °C | 15.9 °C | 23.6 °C | 40.6 °C | 3.4 °C | 28 | 20 | 0 |
| November | 24.2 °C | 9.4 °C | 16.5 °C | 35.8 °C | -2.4 °C | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| December | 18.4 °C | 4.7 °C | 10.9 °C | 27.4 °C | -3.5 °C | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40 mm | 4 | 10 h/day | 38 % | 54 % | 12 km/h |
| February | 43 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 40 % | 50 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 29 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 34 % | 40 % | 15 km/h |
| April | 9 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 25 % | 25 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 4 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 21 % | 19 % | 17 km/h |
| June | 2 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 14 % | 16 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 18 mm | 3 | 14 h/day | 36 % | 29 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 25 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 34 % | 35 % | 14 km/h |
| September | 27 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 21 % | 34 % | 14 km/h |
| October | 20 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 20 % | 33 % | 14 km/h |
| November | 18 mm | 2 | 10 h/day | 28 % | 40 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 35 mm | 4 | 10.0 h/day | 37 % | 54 % | 12 km/h |
How Mesa compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa | 41 °C | 4.7 °C | 270 mm | 245 |
| Phoenix · United States | 41 °C | 5.0 °C | 249 mm | 249 |
| Tucson · United States | 38 °C | 4.2 °C | 251 mm | 235 |
| Nogales · Mexico | 34 °C | 2.3 °C | 423 mm | 200 |
| San Luis Río Colorado · Mexico | 42 °C | 8.0 °C | 81 mm | 264 |
Where Mesa ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in North America in June | 3rd of 50 | 40 °C |
| The warmest places in North America in August | 4th of 50 | 40 °C |
| The warmest places in North America in July | 4th of 50 | 41 °C |
| The warmest places in North America in September | 4th of 50 | 37 °C |
| The warmest places in North America in May | 10th of 50 | 35 °C |
| The warmest places in North America in October | 11th of 50 | 31 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Mesa.
QuestionsCommon questions about Mesa’s climate
When is the best time to visit Mesa?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Mesa get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 41 °C. About 190 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 48 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 4.7 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 6 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Mesa?
February, averaging 43 mm over 4 days with rain. The driest month is June with 2 mm. The year as a whole averages 270 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Mesa rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 33.422°, -111.823° , 378 m above sea level (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.