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THE FIVE SEASONS OF THE
SONORAN DESERT
DATES, AVERAGE TEMPERATURES &
SEASONAL RAINFALL:
Dec. 1 - Feb. 15
WINTER
Average High: 70 F / 21 C
Average Low: 40 F / 4 C
Seasonal Rainfall: 2 "
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Mild to cool sunny days and clear,
brisk nights; possible light rain
Creosote sprouting new leaves after
a winter rain; desert wildflowers
beginning to show their colors
Feb. 16 - April 30
SPRING
DRY
SUMMER
WET
SUMMER
Average High: 79 F / 26 C
Average Low: 47 F / 8 C
Seasonal Rainfall: 1.5 "
Warm, sunny days and cool nights
The desert landscape blooming with
wildflowers and annuals
May 1 - June 30
Average High: 99 F / 37 C
Average Low: 64 F / 18 C
Seasonal Rainfall: <0.25 "
Clear, dry, warm days and balmy
evenings; little to no rain
Prickly pears blooming in early May
followed by saguaros from mid-May
to mid-June
July 1 - Sept. 15
Warm to hot days with moderate
Average High: 103 F / 39 C
Average Low: 73 F / 23 C
Seasonal Rainfall: 2.25 "
humidity; afternoon thunderstorms
Butterflies emerging after the rains;
hummingbird activity increasing before
the birds head south for the winter
Sept. 16 - Nov. 30
FALL
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Average High: 87 F / 31 C
Average Low: 56 F / 13 C
Seasonal Rainfall: 1.74 "
Warm days followed by refreshing,
cool nights
Wintering hawks beginning to arrive;
desert mammals active in the daytime
and sleeping during cooler nights

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