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Weather in Arizona

Climate at a glance

Arizona is largely one climate zone across 461 cities and towns. Predominantly hot desert.

The state spans roughly 5.7° of latitude (31.3° N to 37.0° N), from Naco in the south to Greenehaven in the north. Phoenix is the largest city by population.

Microseason · May 16–20 · Southwest Desert

Saguaro crowns open white

Saguaro flowers open at the tips of the columnar arms — bats pollinate at night, white-winged doves and bees by day.

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Microseason content for Arizona is drawn from the Southwest Desert corpus (100% of the state's cities sit in this region).

All cities in Arizona

461 cities & towns

Weather in Arizona — All Cities & Forecasts