Weather by month
Tucson
Arizona
A desert valley ringed by mountains, where summer is split in half by the storms everyone waits for.
The best time to come
March and April are the wildflower-and-patio months; late October into November swaps the blooms for cool nights and the city's best street festivals. Summer works if you love thunderstorms and are willing to drive up Mount Lemmon.
The year at a glance
Tucson facts
- Sits at about 2,550 ft above sea level.
- 10.6 in of rain in a typical year, with July the wettest month.
- June runs hottest (101° afternoons); December nights are the coldest (41°).