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

  1. Jan 11°
  2. Feb 13°
  3. Mar 17°
  4. Apr 22°
  5. May 27°
  6. Jun 33°
  7. Jul 35°
  8. Aug 34°
  9. Sep 30°
  10. Oct 24°
  11. Nov 16°
  12. Dec 11°

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 highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 19.1 °C4.7 °C11.2 °C28.4 °C-4.4 °C202
February 21.0 °C6.2 °C13.1 °C30.5 °C-3.0 °C601
March 25.1 °C9.0 °C17.0 °C36.5 °C-1.2 °C1740
April 29.7 °C12.7 °C21.6 °C39.5 °C1.8 °C26160
May 34.7 °C18.0 °C27.1 °C43.6 °C8.8 °C30270
June 39.9 °C23.3 °C32.6 °C47.7 °C13.1 °C30300
July 40.9 °C27.5 °C34.5 °C47.8 °C19.3 °C31310
August 40.0 °C27.0 °C33.7 °C46.1 °C19.3 °C31310
September 37.2 °C23.0 °C30.3 °C45.0 °C13.3 °C30290
October 31.2 °C15.9 °C23.6 °C40.6 °C3.4 °C28200
November 24.2 °C9.4 °C16.5 °C35.8 °C-2.4 °C1430
December 18.4 °C4.7 °C10.9 °C27.4 °C-3.5 °C103

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 40 mm410 h/day38 %54 %12 km/h
February 43 mm411 h/day40 %50 %14 km/h
March 29 mm312 h/day34 %40 %15 km/h
April 9 mm113 h/day25 %25 %17 km/h
May 4 mm114 h/day21 %19 %17 km/h
June 2 mm014 h/day14 %16 %16 km/h
July 18 mm314 h/day36 %29 %16 km/h
August 25 mm413 h/day34 %35 %14 km/h
September 27 mm312 h/day21 %34 %14 km/h
October 20 mm211 h/day20 %33 %14 km/h
November 18 mm210 h/day28 %40 %13 km/h
December 35 mm410.0 h/day37 %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

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

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.