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Plan your vegetable garden in Arizona

All the statistical weather information you need to prepare a bulletproof plan for your garden in Arizona

Temperature range in Arizona

Arizona has temperatures ranging from 20°F to 107°F, with approximately 220 frost free days.

Arizona has 14 days with average temperature range from 50°F to 90°F that are suitable for growing warm season vegetables and 19 days with average temperature range from 40°F to 80°F that are suitable for growing cool season vegetables

Chart displaying weekly air temperature in Arizona

Arizona air temperature chart based on weather statistics from 2019 to 2023

Total frost free days (after last frost and before first frost)220
Total days suitable to grow warm season vegetables14
Total days suitable to grow cool season vegetables19
Day with highest recorded temperature in past 4 yearsJune 15: 107°F
Day with lowest recorded temperature in past 4 yearsDecember 29: 20°F
First expected frost dateNovember 11
Last expected frost dateApril 05

Notable temperature facts for gardening in Arizona

Warm season vegetables you can grow in Arizona

Chart displaying days suitable for growing warm season vegetables in Arizona

Days suitable for growing warm season vegetables in Arizona

Warm season vegetables that need to be started indoors before transplanting outdoors in Arizona
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Cool season vegetables you can grow in Arizona

Chart displaying days suitable for growing cool season vegetables in Arizona

Days suitable for growing cool season vegetables in Arizona

Cool season vegetables that need to be started indoors before transplanting outdoors in Arizona

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Arizona

Tolerable temperature range for cool season vegetables: 40°F to 80°F

Tolerable temperature range for warm season vegetables: 50°F to 90°F

WeekAverage temperaturePossible min and max temperatureSuitable for cool season vegetablesSuitable for warm season vegetables
1January 01 - January 0329°F to 48°F17°F to 56°F
2January 04 - January 1033°F to 57°F23°F to 63°F
3January 11 - January 1736°F to 58°F26°F to 68°F
4January 18 - January 2435°F to 55°F22°F to 66°F
5January 25 - January 3133°F to 56°F20°F to 63°F
6February 01 - February 0735°F to 58°F23°F to 69°F
7February 08 - February 1435°F to 61°F24°F to 71°F
8February 15 - February 2135°F to 58°F20°F to 69°F
9February 22 - February 2833°F to 57°F18°F to 69°F
10March 01 - March 0739°F to 65°F26°F to 76°F
11March 08 - March 1441°F to 63°F29°F to 75°FTRUE
12March 15 - March 2141°F to 65°F31°F to 75°FTRUE
13March 22 - March 2842°F to 67°F33°F to 84°FTRUE
14March 29 - April 0445°F to 72°F34°F to 87°FTRUE
15April 05 - April 1149°F to 77°F31°F to 86°FTRUE
16April 12 - April 1848°F to 74°F37°F to 87°FTRUE
17April 19 - April 2552°F to 79°F43°F to 87°FTRUETRUE
18April 26 - May 0256°F to 84°F45°F to 92°FTRUE
19May 03 - May 0956°F to 84°F48°F to 95°FTRUE
20May 10 - May 1658°F to 85°F47°F to 95°FTRUE
21May 17 - May 2357°F to 83°F45°F to 91°FTRUE
22May 24 - May 3059°F to 87°F46°F to 99°FTRUE
23May 31 - June 0664°F to 91°F56°F to 100°F
24June 07 - June 1365°F to 93°F54°F to 103°F
25June 14 - June 2069°F to 96°F61°F to 107°F
26June 21 - June 2769°F to 95°F60°F to 101°F
27June 28 - July 0471°F to 95°F64°F to 102°F
28July 05 - July 1173°F to 99°F66°F to 104°F
29July 12 - July 1876°F to 99°F71°F to 105°F
30July 19 - July 2575°F to 96°F66°F to 105°F
31July 26 - August 0173°F to 94°F65°F to 105°F
32August 02 - August 0873°F to 97°F69°F to 103°F
33August 09 - August 1572°F to 93°F67°F to 103°F
34August 16 - August 2271°F to 94°F65°F to 104°F
35August 23 - August 2972°F to 96°F66°F to 102°F
36August 30 - September 0571°F to 94°F63°F to 102°F
37September 06 - September 1269°F to 93°F56°F to 103°F
38September 13 - September 1966°F to 90°F60°F to 96°F
39September 20 - September 2664°F to 87°F57°F to 94°FTRUE
40September 27 - October 0360°F to 84°F52°F to 94°FTRUE
41October 04 - October 1059°F to 84°F50°F to 93°FTRUE
42October 11 - October 1754°F to 80°F40°F to 91°FTRUETRUE
43October 18 - October 2454°F to 80°F42°F to 91°FTRUETRUE
44October 25 - October 3146°F to 71°F32°F to 81°FTRUE
45November 01 - November 0748°F to 75°F35°F to 84°FTRUE
46November 08 - November 1444°F to 68°F31°F to 78°FTRUE
47November 15 - November 2145°F to 68°F33°F to 79°FTRUE
48November 22 - November 2840°F to 62°F32°F to 74°FTRUE
49November 29 - December 0539°F to 60°F28°F to 71°F
50December 06 - December 1239°F to 60°F30°F to 70°F
51December 13 - December 1933°F to 55°F22°F to 67°F
52December 20 - December 2636°F to 58°F28°F to 66°F
53December 27 - December 3135°F to 53°F20°F to 65°F

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Arizona

Counties in Arizona

For more precise weather statisctics and planting information, please select a County.

  • Apache County

  • Cochise County

  • Coconino County

  • Gila County

  • Graham County

  • Greenlee County

  • La Paz County

  • Maricopa County

  • Mohave County

  • Navajo County

  • Pima County

  • Pinal County

  • Santa Cruz County

  • Yavapai County

  • Yuma County