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Based on 25 years of satellite and reanalysis data (2001-2025), June is usually the hottest month in Apache Junction, with average daytime highs around 38°C. January is the coolest, when nights typically fall to about 2°C and frost is possible on the coldest nights. That is a wide yearly range of roughly 36°C, so the seasons feel very different from each other.
The area receives about 320 mm of rain in a typical year. Rainfall is modest in every month; July is the wettest at about 48 mm. The driest stretch is April to June and October, with under 20 mm a month.
For outdoor plans and travel, March to May and October to November usually offer the most comfortable weather in Apache Junction, with mild days and relatively little rain.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16° | 2° | 40 mm | 50% |
| Feb | 17° | 3° | 37 mm | 48% |
| Mar | 22° | 7° | 24 mm | 42% |
| Apr | 26° | 10° | 11 mm | 33% |
| May | 31° | 15° | 7 mm | 25% |
| Jun | 38° | 21° | 4 mm | 18% |
| Jul | 37° | 24° | 48 mm | 36% |
| Aug | 36° | 23° | 44 mm | 41% |
| Sep | 34° | 20° | 27 mm | 36% |
| Oct | 28° | 13° | 17 mm | 34% |
| Nov | 21° | 7° | 22 mm | 38% |
| Dec | 15° | 2° | 41 mm | 49% |
Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged over the roughly 50 km grid area around Apache Junction. Values describe typical conditions, not a forecast.
About Apache Junction weather
Apache Junction lies in Arizona's mostly desert climate, with cooler high country in the north — about 49 km east of Phoenix. Expect extremely hot summers (May–September) with highs regularly above 40°C in the low deserts. Finally, there's mild, dry winters in the desert, cold with snow in the northern highlands. This page shows live, auto-refreshing weather for Apache Junction: current conditions, an hourly breakdown, a 16-day outlook, a date-lookup tool for any past or future date, and real-time air quality, sourced from Open-Meteo. Local timezone: America/Phoenix.
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Apache Junction is about 49 km east of Phoenix, in Arizona.
Apache Junction sees mild, dry winters in the desert, cold with snow in the northern highlands.
The live current conditions, hourly forecast and 16-day outlook above are pulled in real time for Apache Junction's exact coordinates. No fixed schedule, the page updates whenever you load it.
June is usually the hottest month in Apache Junction, with average daytime highs of about 38°C and nights around 21°C.
The coldest nights come in January, when the average low is about 2°C and daytime highs reach around 16°C. Frost is possible on clear, calm nights.
Apache Junction receives about 320 mm of rain in a typical year. July is the wettest month at roughly 48 mm; no month averages more than 100 mm.
March to May and October to November usually offer the most comfortable weather in Apache Junction, with mild daytime temperatures and little rain.
In November Apache Junction typically sees daytime highs near 21°C and lows near 7°C, with about 22 mm of rain over the month and average humidity around 38%. Check the live forecast above for this week's actual conditions.
Up to 16 days ahead using the extended forecast and date picker above; further-out or historical dates use the same date lookup tool.
The current temperature for Apache Junction updates automatically at the top of this page — scroll to the hourly strip below to see how it's expected to change over the day.
Apache Junction's day-to-day weather follows the broader pattern of Arizona described above. See the hourly weather forecast or the air quality index for more detail.