The 10 Cities In Arizona With The Best Weather


The cities with the best weather in Arizona for 2025 are Yuma, San Luis, and Fortuna Foothills. Find out where your city or town ranks.

By: Chris Kolmar | About HomeSnacks
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Everyone wants a bit of a blissful breeze or a scoop of sunny sanctuary when looking for a place to live in Arizona.

The more sun, the more you can go outside. The more you go outside, the more you’ll feel at peace. The more you’ll feel at peace, the more you’ll enjoy where you live.

So it makes sense to try and find the places with the best weather in Arizona. We used Saturday Night Science to compare the number of sunny days, total precipitation, and the deviation from the ideal 70-degree weather for 65 places in Arizona over 10,000 people.

Grab your shades and put away your raincoat as we look at the cities with the best weather in Arizona.

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The 10 Cities With The Best Weather In Arizona For 2025

  1. Yuma
  2. San Luis
  3. Fortuna Foothills
  4. Somerton
  5. Phoenix
  6. Mesa
  7. Chandler
  8. Glendale
  9. Gilbert
  10. Scottsdale

Best Weather In Arizona Map

What city has the best weather in Arizona, with more than 10,000 people? The city with the best weather in Arizona is Yuma with 0.0 sunny days and an average high of 88.0 degrees.

Read on below to see where your city ranked.

And if you already knew these places were beautiful, check out the best places to live in Arizona or the cheapest places in Arizona.

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1. Yuma

Yuma Location In Arizona

Yuma, AZ

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Population: 93,812
Average Annual High: 88.0 degrees
Average Annual Low: 58.7 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 3.6 inches
Sunny Days: 356.2 days
More on Yuma: Data

2. San Luis

San Luis Location In Arizona

San Luis, AZ

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Population: 30,658
Average Annual High: 88.0 degrees
Average Annual Low: 58.7 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 3.6 inches
Sunny Days: 356.2 days
More on San Luis: Data

3. Fortuna Foothills

Fortuna Foothills Location In Arizona

Population: 27,487
Average Annual High: 88.0 degrees
Average Annual Low: 58.7 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 3.6 inches
Sunny Days: 356.2 days
More on Fortuna Foothills: Data

4. Somerton

Somerton Location In Arizona

Somerton, AZ

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Population: 14,845
Average Annual High: 88.0 degrees
Average Annual Low: 58.7 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 3.6 inches
Sunny Days: 356.2 days
More on Somerton: Data

5. Phoenix

Phoenix Location In Arizona

Phoenix, AZ

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Population: 1,514,208
Average Annual High: 85.8 degrees
Average Annual Low: 58.1 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 9.3 inches
Sunny Days: 344.4 days
More on Phoenix: Data

6. Mesa

Mesa Location In Arizona

Mesa, AZ

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Population: 458,860
Average Annual High: 85.8 degrees
Average Annual Low: 58.1 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 9.3 inches
Sunny Days: 344.4 days
More on Mesa: Data

7. Chandler

Chandler Location In Arizona

Chandler, AZ

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Population: 250,202
Average Annual High: 85.8 degrees
Average Annual Low: 58.1 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 9.3 inches
Sunny Days: 344.4 days
More on Chandler: Data

8. Glendale

Glendale Location In Arizona

Glendale, AZ

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Population: 234,844
Average Annual High: 85.8 degrees
Average Annual Low: 58.1 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 9.3 inches
Sunny Days: 344.4 days
More on Glendale: Data

9. Gilbert

Gilbert Location In Arizona

Gilbert, AZ

Source: Wikipedia User Tony the Marine (talk) | CC BY-SA 3.0

Population: 230,781
Average Annual High: 85.8 degrees
Average Annual Low: 58.1 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 9.3 inches
Sunny Days: 344.4 days
More on Gilbert: Data

10. Scottsdale

Scottsdale Location In Arizona

Scottsdale, AZ

Source: Wikipedia User Joseph Plotz | CC BY-SA 3.0

Population: 227,471
Average Annual High: 85.8 degrees
Average Annual Low: 58.1 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 9.3 inches
Sunny Days: 344.4 days
More on Scottsdale: Data

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How We Determined The Cities In Arizona With The Best Weather

To rank the most fair weather cities in Arizona, we used Saturday Night Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database, to see which cities in the Grand Canyon State get the best weather.

We used the following criteria to find the best weather:

  • Number of sunny days
  • Highest average low
  • Average high deviation from 70 degrees
  • Least amount of rain
  • Least amount of snow

We ranked each city of over 10,000 people in Arizona from best to worst on each criterion. We then averaged each ranking into a weather quality index. The city with the best index, Yuma, was anointed the city with the best weather in Arizona.

Before we get too far, here are the annual precipitation rates for major cities:

  • Phoenix — 9.3 inches
  • Tucson — 12.8 inches
  • Mesa — 9.3 inches

The cities with the best weather in Arizona are Yuma, San Luis, Fortuna Foothills, Somerton, Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Glendale, Gilbert, and Scottsdale.

There’s a complete chart at the bottom.

If you’re curious, here are the places with the worst weather in Arizona:

  1. Flagstaff
  2. Rio Rico
  3. Nogales

For more Arizona reading, check out:

Detailed List Of Places With The Best Weather In Arizona

RankCityPopulationSunny DaysAvg. HighPrecipitation (Inches)Snow (Inches)
1Yuma93,812356.288.03.60.0
2San Luis30,658356.288.03.60.0
3Fortuna Foothills27,487356.288.03.60.0
4Somerton14,845356.288.03.60.0
5Phoenix1,514,208344.485.89.30.0
6Mesa458,860344.485.89.30.0
7Chandler250,202344.485.89.30.0
8Glendale234,844344.485.89.30.0
9Gilbert230,781344.485.89.30.0
10Scottsdale227,471344.485.89.30.0
11Tempe169,816344.485.89.30.0
12Peoria163,664344.485.89.30.0
13Surprise123,813344.485.89.30.0
14Avondale78,872344.485.89.30.0
15Goodyear72,880344.485.89.30.0
16Buckeye57,165344.485.89.30.0
17Sun City39,111344.485.89.30.0
18El Mirage33,010344.485.89.30.0
19Queen Creek30,143344.485.89.30.0
20Sun City West24,338344.485.89.30.0
21Fountain Hills23,322344.485.89.30.0
22Anthem22,995344.485.89.30.0
23New River15,289344.485.89.30.0
24Sun Lakes14,378344.485.89.30.0
25Paradise Valley13,477344.485.89.30.0
26Lake Havasu City53,010348.480.67.70.8
27Bullhead City39,424348.480.67.70.8
28Kingman28,511348.480.67.70.8
29Fort Mohave13,686348.480.67.70.8
30New Kingman-Butler11,859348.480.67.70.8
31San Tan Valley87,923341.085.110.60.7
32Casa Grande49,796341.085.110.60.7
33Maricopa45,748341.085.110.60.7
34Apache Junction36,586341.085.110.60.7
35Florence30,770341.085.110.60.7
36Eloy16,954341.085.110.60.7
37Coolidge11,973341.085.110.60.7
38Tucson528,374334.283.212.80.7
39Casas Adobes68,862334.283.212.80.7
40Catalina Foothills50,940334.283.212.80.7
41Oro Valley41,965334.283.212.80.7
42Marana38,280334.283.212.80.7
43Drexel Heights28,233334.283.212.80.7
44Sahuarita25,430334.283.212.80.7
45Green Valley22,419334.283.212.80.7
46Tanque Verde16,748334.283.212.80.7
47Flowing Wells16,078334.283.212.80.7
48Tucson Estates12,079334.283.212.80.7
49Vail11,143334.283.212.80.7
50Valencia West10,331334.283.212.80.7
51Show Low10,768332.168.112.720.3
52Sierra Vista44,892331.878.114.01.7
53Douglas16,911331.878.114.01.7
54Sierra Vista Southeast15,128331.878.114.01.7
55Prescott40,700330.673.915.87.9
56Prescott Valley40,258330.673.915.87.9
57Verde Village12,532330.673.915.87.9
58Cottonwood11,493330.673.915.87.9
59Camp Verde11,008330.673.915.87.9
60Chino Valley10,961330.673.915.87.9
61Sedona10,204330.673.915.87.9
62Payson15,248329.878.317.43.7
63Nogales20,601326.478.717.00.9
64Rio Rico18,760326.478.717.00.9
65Flagstaff68,375328.166.315.647.1
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

You can find out more about him on LinkedIn or his website.

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