Gila Bend weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Gila Bend, Arizona: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Gila Bend 2se, 5 km from Gila Bend; records cover 1892–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 6.3 in161 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 5
- First fall freeze
- Dec 5
- Heating degree days
- 959
- Cooling degree days
- 4,530
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 30°−1° (heating, 99%) and 115°46° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Gila Bend in January
Highs average 71°22° and lows 41°5°, with 0.76 in19 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1956)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 276
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Gila Bend in February
Highs average 75°24° and lows 44°7°, with 0.93 in24 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1921)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 165
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Gila Bend in March
Highs average 82°28° and lows 49°10°, with 0.67 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2026)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 69
- Cooling degree days
- 86
Gila Bend in April
Highs average 90°32° and lows 55°13°, with 0.26 in6.6 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1980)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1896)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 227
Gila Bend in May
Highs average 98°37° and lows 63°17°, with 0.35 in8.9 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 116°47° (1896)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 474
Gila Bend in June
Highs average 107°42° and lows 72°22°, with 0.13 in3.3 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 122°50° (1990)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1934)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 735
Gila Bend in July
Highs average 109°43° and lows 81°27°, with 0.59 in15 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 122°50° (1995)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1941)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 928
Gila Bend in August
Highs average 109°43° and lows 81°27°, with 0.94 in24 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 120°49° (1972)
- Record low
- 54°12° (1968)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 918
Gila Bend in September
Highs average 104°40° and lows 74°23°, with 0.3 in7.6 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 120°49° (1950)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1941)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 710
Gila Bend in OctoberThis month
Highs average 93°34° and lows 60°16°, with 0.37 in9.4 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1980)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 364
Gila Bend in November
Highs average 80°27° and lows 48°9°, with 0.46 in12 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1924)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1916)
- Heating degree days
- 108
- Cooling degree days
- 72
Gila Bend in December
Highs average 70°21° and lows 40°4°, with 0.58 in15 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1940)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1911)
- Heating degree days
- 318
- Cooling degree days
- 1