Is this weather normal in Santa Cruz County?

Arizona · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz County ran the coolest against its usual of all 15 counties in Arizona this September (0°).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 74°, lows near 43°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.5°OctNov: +3.0°NovDec: +7.3°DecJan 2026: +2.5°JanFeb: +5.4°FebMar: +8.9°MarApr: +1.9°AprMay: -0.7°MayJun: +3.0°JunJul: +1.1°JulAug: +3.1°AugSep: +0.2°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: +0.9 inOctNov: +0.6 inNovDec: -1.0 inDecJan 2026: +1.9 inJanFeb: -0.8 inFebMar: -0.4 inMarApr: -0.3 inAprMay: +0.3 inMayJun: +0.1 inJunJul: +0.9 inJulAug: -0.4 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 Santa Cruz County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January61° / 32°1.2 in51.3° 200335.3° 1937
February63° / 34°1.2 in54.1° 202638.7° 1939
March69° / 38°0.9 in62.3° 202643.3° 1952
April75° / 42°0.4 in64.1° 198951.7° 1920
May84° / 49°0.2 in70.9° 200059.3° 1917
June92° / 59°0.5 in78.8° 199068.9° 1907
July90° / 65°4.1 in81.7° 202373.1° 1919
August88° / 63°3.9 in80.0° 202070.6° 1907
September86° / 59°2.1 in74.5° 199767.8° 1923
October79° / 48°0.8 in68.6° 195057.2° 1971
November69° / 38°0.8 in60.6° 201746.0° 1948
December60° / 32°1.4 in53.2° 202539.2° 1911

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

Towns in Santa Cruz County

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