Douglas weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Douglas, Arizona: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Douglas (bisbee) International Airport, 9 km from Douglas; records cover 1948–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 11.8 in300 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 13
- First fall freeze
- Nov 6
- Heating degree days
- 2,678
- Cooling degree days
- 1,709
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 17°−8° (heating, 99%) and 103°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Douglas in January
Highs average 62°17° and lows 28°−2°, with 0.63 in16 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2000)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 617
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Douglas in February
Highs average 66°19° and lows 32°0°, with 0.56 in14 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2026)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 459
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Douglas in March
Highs average 72°22° and lows 36°2°, with 0.5 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2026)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 335
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Douglas in April
Highs average 79°26° and lows 42°5°, with 0.11 in2.8 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1989)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2023)
- Heating degree days
- 155
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Douglas in May
Highs average 87°31° and lows 50°10°, with 0.23 in5.8 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2002)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 30
- Cooling degree days
- 147
Douglas in June
Highs average 96°36° and lows 60°15°, with 0.49 in12 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1994)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 386
Douglas in July
Highs average 94°34° and lows 65°18°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1989)
- Record low
- 53°12° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 445
Douglas in August
Highs average 92°33° and lows 64°18°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2023)
- Record low
- 51°11° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 392
Douglas in September
Highs average 89°32° and lows 58°15°, with 1.3 in32 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2023)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 260
Douglas in OctoberThis month
Highs average 82°28° and lows 47°8°, with 0.62 in16 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2011)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 88
- Cooling degree days
- 57
Douglas in November
Highs average 71°22° and lows 35°2°, with 0.67 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2011)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 366
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Douglas in December
Highs average 61°16° and lows 28°−2°, with 0.77 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2004)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 626
- Cooling degree days
- 0