Built 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026)

Days at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in Phoenix

Phoenix has had days with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in 85 years, most in 1989 with 196. Days per year, season span, streaks and every date.

Key Facts for Phoenix

  • Phoenix has had days with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in 85 years, 14,482 days in all.
  • The most in one year was 196 days in 1989.
  • In 2026, the latest year on file, there were 193 such days.
  • The earliest first date in a year was 17 February 2016.
  • The latest last date in a year was 24 November 1950.
  • The longest run inside a single year was 161 days in 2024.
  • 9 years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of these rankings.

Days per Year

85 years, 14,482 days
Days at or above 90 F (32.2 C) per year in Phoenix Days per year in Phoenix with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C). The line is the decade average. The most was 196 in 1989. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings. 0501001502001934: 1941938: 1581941: 1381942: 1601943: 1781944: 1581948: 1741949: 1711950: 1931951: 1581952: 1811953: 1451954: 1791955: 1531956: 1521957: 1371958: 1611959: 1681960: 1561961: 1631962: 1621963: 1711964: 1541965: 1591966: 1731967: 1551968: 1671969: 1601970: 1491971: 1541972: 1861973: 1721974: 1801975: 1631976: 1591977: 1701978: 1691979: 1761980: 1601981: 1721982: 1641983: 1521984: 1631985: 1701986: 1711987: 1871988: 1901989: 1961990: 1881991: 1731992: 1851993: 1651994: 1561995: 1541996: 1671997: 1841998: 1461999: 1742000: 1712001: 1872002: 1752003: 1712004: 1832005: 1702006: 1662007: 1902008: 1722009: 1722010: 1622011: 1752012: 1892013: 1752014: 1792015: 1722016: 1802017: 1922018: 1702019: 1572020: 1912021: 1762022: 1872023: 1852024: 1882025: 1812026: 193193419521962197219821992200220122022
Days per year in Phoenix with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C). The line is the decade average. The most was 196 in 1989. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings.
Days at or above 90 F (32.2 C) per year in Phoenix
YearDaysDecade average
1934194176
1938158176
1941138163.2
1942160163.2
1943178163.2
1944158163.2
1948174163.2
1949171163.2
1950193162.7
1951158162.7
1952181162.7
1953145162.7
1954179162.7
1955153162.7
1956152162.7
1957137162.7
1958161162.7
1959168162.7
1960156162
1961163162
1962162162
1963171162
1964154162
1965159162
1966173162
1967155162
1968167162
1969160162
1970149167.8
1971154167.8
1972186167.8
1973172167.8
1974180167.8
1975163167.8
1976159167.8
1977170167.8
1978169167.8
1979176167.8
1980160172.5
1981172172.5
1982164172.5
1983152172.5
1984163172.5
1985170172.5
1986171172.5
1987187172.5
1988190172.5
1989196172.5
1990188169.2
1991173169.2
1992185169.2
1993165169.2
1994156169.2
1995154169.2
1996167169.2
1997184169.2
1998146169.2
1999174169.2
2000171175.7
2001187175.7
2002175175.7
2003171175.7
2004183175.7
2005170175.7
2006166175.7
2007190175.7
2008172175.7
2009172175.7
2010162175.1
2011175175.1
2012189175.1
2013175175.1
2014179175.1
2015172175.1
2016180175.1
2017192175.1
2018170175.1
2019157175.1
2020191185.9
2021176185.9
2022187185.9
2023185185.9
2024188185.9
2025181185.9
2026193185.9

Season Span

earliest 17 February, latest 24 November
First to last qualifying date each year in Phoenix For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in Phoenix meeting 90 F (32.2 C). Long bars mean a long season. 1934: 6 March 1934 to 11 November 19341938: 17 April 1938 to 29 October 19381941: 29 April 1941 to 10 October 19411942: 31 March 1942 to 22 October 19421943: 28 March 1943 to 27 October 19431944: 4 April 1944 to 23 October 19441948: 9 April 1948 to 16 October 19481949: 12 April 1949 to 5 November 19491950: 29 March 1950 to 24 November 19501951: 13 April 1951 to 20 October 19511952: 4 April 1952 to 30 October 19521953: 20 April 1953 to 18 October 19531954: 11 April 1954 to 22 October 19541955: 14 April 1955 to 24 October 19551956: 24 March 1956 to 20 October 19561957: 30 April 1957 to 10 October 19571958: 19 April 1958 to 19 October 19581959: 1 April 1959 to 27 October 19591960: 5 April 1960 to 8 October 19601961: 3 April 1961 to 20 October 19611962: 5 April 1962 to 31 October 19621963: 6 April 1963 to 28 October 19631964: 14 April 1964 to 23 October 19641965: 20 April 1965 to 1 November 19651966: 31 March 1966 to 1 November 19661967: 22 March 1967 to 13 November 19671968: 29 March 1968 to 29 October 19681969: 29 March 1969 to 9 October 19691970: 6 April 1970 to 6 October 19701971: 26 March 1971 to 15 October 19711972: 5 March 1972 to 16 October 19721973: 25 April 1973 to 28 October 19731974: 16 March 1974 to 25 October 19741975: 21 April 1975 to 5 November 19751976: 22 March 1976 to 3 November 19761977: 6 April 1977 to 26 October 19771978: 26 March 1978 to 19 October 19781979: 14 April 1979 to 26 October 19791980: 9 April 1980 to 5 November 19801981: 6 April 1981 to 19 October 19811982: 11 April 1982 to 23 October 19821983: 31 March 1983 to 23 October 19831984: 12 April 1984 to 10 October 19841985: 2 April 1985 to 29 October 19851986: 24 February 1986 to 30 October 19861987: 2 April 1987 to 28 October 19871988: 23 March 1988 to 6 November 19881989: 8 March 1989 to 11 November 19891990: 19 March 1990 to 31 October 19901991: 4 April 1991 to 8 November 19911992: 10 April 1992 to 24 October 19921993: 20 April 1993 to 25 October 19931994: 15 April 1994 to 13 October 19941995: 26 April 1995 to 21 October 19951996: 8 April 1996 to 18 October 19961997: 10 March 1997 to 2 November 19971998: 24 March 1998 to 14 October 19981999: 18 April 1999 to 15 November 19992000: 4 April 2000 to 18 October 20002001: 20 March 2001 to 4 November 20012002: 21 March 2002 to 16 October 20022003: 31 March 2003 to 25 October 20032004: 8 March 2004 to 15 October 20042005: 7 April 2005 to 8 November 20052006: 12 April 2006 to 7 November 20062007: 13 March 2007 to 8 November 20072008: 13 April 2008 to 1 November 20082009: 21 March 2009 to 11 November 20092010: 15 April 2010 to 3 November 20102011: 16 March 2011 to 31 October 20112012: 31 March 2012 to 6 November 20122013: 14 March 2013 to 12 November 20132014: 8 April 2014 to 8 November 20142015: 16 March 2015 to 26 October 20152016: 17 February 2016 to 8 November 20162017: 13 March 2017 to 29 October 20172018: 31 March 2018 to 28 October 20182019: 8 April 2019 to 23 October 20192020: 22 April 2020 to 17 November 20202021: 1 April 2021 to 6 November 20212022: 25 March 2022 to 22 October 20222023: 10 April 2023 to 7 November 20232024: 11 April 2024 to 28 October 20242025: 25 February 2025 to 9 November 20252026: 27 February 2026 to 10 October 202619341953196419751986199720082019JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in Phoenix meeting 90 F (32.2 C). Long bars mean a long season.
First to last qualifying date each year in Phoenix
YearFirst dateLast date
19341934-03-061934-11-11
19381938-04-171938-10-29
19411941-04-291941-10-10
19421942-03-311942-10-22
19431943-03-281943-10-27
19441944-04-041944-10-23
19481948-04-091948-10-16
19491949-04-121949-11-05
19501950-03-291950-11-24
19511951-04-131951-10-20
19521952-04-041952-10-30
19531953-04-201953-10-18
19541954-04-111954-10-22
19551955-04-141955-10-24
19561956-03-241956-10-20
19571957-04-301957-10-10
19581958-04-191958-10-19
19591959-04-011959-10-27
19601960-04-051960-10-08
19611961-04-031961-10-20
19621962-04-051962-10-31
19631963-04-061963-10-28
19641964-04-141964-10-23
19651965-04-201965-11-01
19661966-03-311966-11-01
19671967-03-221967-11-13
19681968-03-291968-10-29
19691969-03-291969-10-09
19701970-04-061970-10-06
19711971-03-261971-10-15
19721972-03-051972-10-16
19731973-04-251973-10-28
19741974-03-161974-10-25
19751975-04-211975-11-05
19761976-03-221976-11-03
19771977-04-061977-10-26
19781978-03-261978-10-19
19791979-04-141979-10-26
19801980-04-091980-11-05
19811981-04-061981-10-19
19821982-04-111982-10-23
19831983-03-311983-10-23
19841984-04-121984-10-10
19851985-04-021985-10-29
19861986-02-241986-10-30
19871987-04-021987-10-28
19881988-03-231988-11-06
19891989-03-081989-11-11
19901990-03-191990-10-31
19911991-04-041991-11-08
19921992-04-101992-10-24
19931993-04-201993-10-25
19941994-04-151994-10-13
19951995-04-261995-10-21
19961996-04-081996-10-18
19971997-03-101997-11-02
19981998-03-241998-10-14
19991999-04-181999-11-15
20002000-04-042000-10-18
20012001-03-202001-11-04
20022002-03-212002-10-16
20032003-03-312003-10-25
20042004-03-082004-10-15
20052005-04-072005-11-08
20062006-04-122006-11-07
20072007-03-132007-11-08
20082008-04-132008-11-01
20092009-03-212009-11-11
20102010-04-152010-11-03
20112011-03-162011-10-31
20122012-03-312012-11-06
20132013-03-142013-11-12
20142014-04-082014-11-08
20152015-03-162015-10-26
20162016-02-172016-11-08
20172017-03-132017-10-29
20182018-03-312018-10-28
20192019-04-082019-10-23
20202020-04-222020-11-17
20212021-04-012021-11-06
20222022-03-252022-10-22
20232023-04-102023-11-07
20242024-04-112024-10-28
20252025-02-252025-11-09
20262026-02-272026-10-10

Every Year

Days at or above 90 F (32.2 C) per year in Phoenix
YearDaysFirst dateLast dateLongest streak in yearCoverage
202619327 February 202610 October 2026117 daysIncomplete, not ranked
202518125 February 20259 November 2025115 daysComplete
202418811 April 202428 October 2024161 daysComplete
202318510 April 20237 November 2023143 daysComplete
202218725 March 202222 October 2022131 daysComplete
20211761 April 20216 November 202162 daysComplete
202019122 April 202017 November 2020156 daysComplete
20191578 April 201923 October 2019118 daysComplete
201817031 March 201828 October 2018106 daysComplete
201719213 March 201729 October 2017126 daysComplete
201618017 February 20168 November 2016103 daysComplete
201517216 March 201526 October 2015133 daysComplete
20141798 April 20148 November 2014126 daysComplete
201317514 March 201312 November 201372 daysComplete
201218931 March 20126 November 2012102 daysComplete
201117516 March 201131 October 2011127 daysComplete
201016215 April 20103 November 201064 daysComplete
200917221 March 200911 November 2009133 daysComplete
200817213 April 20081 November 2008130 daysComplete
200719013 March 20078 November 2007122 daysComplete
200616612 April 20067 November 2006103 daysComplete
20051707 April 20058 November 2005149 daysComplete
20041838 March 200415 October 200493 daysComplete
200317131 March 200325 October 200395 daysComplete
200217521 March 200216 October 2002107 daysComplete
200118720 March 20014 November 200186 daysComplete
20001714 April 200018 October 2000103 daysComplete
199917418 April 199915 November 199969 daysComplete
199814624 March 199814 October 199843 daysComplete
199718410 March 19972 November 1997113 daysComplete
19961678 April 199618 October 1996100 daysComplete
199515426 April 199521 October 1995102 daysComplete
199415615 April 199413 October 1994117 daysComplete
199316520 April 199325 October 199378 daysComplete
199218510 April 199224 October 199262 daysComplete
19911734 April 19918 November 1991141 daysComplete
199018819 March 199031 October 199076 daysComplete
19891968 March 198911 November 1989138 daysComplete
198819023 March 19886 November 1988112 daysComplete
19871872 April 198728 October 1987137 daysComplete
198617124 February 198630 October 198672 daysComplete
19851702 April 198529 October 198599 daysComplete
198416312 April 198410 October 1984145 daysComplete
198315231 March 198323 October 198391 daysComplete
198216411 April 198223 October 1982121 daysComplete
19811726 April 198119 October 1981125 daysComplete
19801609 April 19805 November 1980134 daysComplete
197917614 April 197926 October 197982 daysComplete
197816926 March 197819 October 1978115 daysComplete
19771706 April 197726 October 1977107 daysComplete
197615922 March 19763 November 1976104 daysComplete
197516321 April 19755 November 1975107 daysComplete
197418016 March 197425 October 1974124 daysComplete
197317225 April 197328 October 1973154 daysComplete
19721865 March 197216 October 1972133 daysComplete
197115426 March 197115 October 197177 daysComplete
19701496 April 19706 October 1970118 daysComplete
196916029 March 19699 October 196994 daysComplete
196816729 March 196829 October 1968115 daysComplete
196715522 March 196713 November 196775 daysComplete
196617331 March 19661 November 1966122 daysComplete
196515920 April 19651 November 196582 daysComplete
196415414 April 196423 October 196450 daysComplete
19631716 April 196328 October 196387 daysComplete
19621625 April 196231 October 196297 daysComplete
19611633 April 196120 October 196177 daysComplete
19601565 April 19608 October 196087 daysComplete
19591681 April 195927 October 1959114 daysComplete
195816119 April 195819 October 1958121 daysComplete
195713730 April 195710 October 195762 daysComplete
195615224 March 195620 October 195667 daysComplete
195515314 April 195524 October 195556 daysComplete
195417911 April 195422 October 195470 daysComplete
195314520 April 195318 October 195359 daysComplete
19521814 April 195230 October 1952101 daysComplete
195115813 April 195120 October 195177 daysComplete
195019329 March 195024 November 195053 daysComplete
194917112 April 19495 November 1949100 daysComplete
19481749 April 194816 October 1948104 daysComplete
19441584 April 194423 October 194491 daysComplete
194317828 March 194327 October 194352 daysComplete
194216031 March 194222 October 194284 daysComplete
194113829 April 194110 October 194144 daysComplete
193815817 April 193829 October 193899 daysComplete
19341946 March 193411 November 193466 daysComplete
Decade averages for Days at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in Phoenix
DecadeAverage days per yearYears counted
1930s176.02
1940s163.26
1950s162.710
1960s162.010
1970s167.810
1980s172.510
1990s169.210
2000s175.710
2010s175.110
2020s184.76

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site from the threaded city record.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).