Is this weather normal in Gila County?

Arizona · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Gila County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.3. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 70°, lows near 42°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Gila County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.7°OctNov: +3.8°NovDec: +7.3°DecJan 2026: +2.0°JanFeb: +5.9°FebMar: +11.4°MarApr: +2.7°AprMay: +1.8°MayJun: +3.3°JunJul: +2.1°JulAug: +4.4°AugSep: +0.9°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +2.4 inOctNov: +1.2 inNovDec: -1.6 inDecJan 2026: -0.9 inJanFeb: -0.9 inFebMar: -1.6 inMarApr: -0.2 inAprMay: +0.1 inMayJun: +0.0 inJunJul: +1.3 inJulAug: -0.6 inAugSep: +2.7 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Gila County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January56° / 31°2.3 in49.3° 200329.7° 1937
February59° / 33°2.2 in52.1° 201534.6° 1939
March65° / 38°1.8 in62.8° 202641.8° 1952
April73° / 42°0.6 in62.9° 198948.7° 1975
May81° / 49°0.5 in70.3° 200056.5° 1917
June92° / 58°0.3 in79.1° 202168.2° 1965
July94° / 65°2.4 in84.6° 202374.0° 1912
August91° / 64°2.7 in82.2° 202671.8° 1900
September87° / 58°1.5 in75.1° 199766.8° 1900
October77° / 48°1.2 in67.5° 202455.2° 1971
November65° / 38°1.3 in58.5° 201743.7° 1972
December55° / 31°1.9 in50.2° 202535.8° 1898

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Gila County

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