Cottonwood, Arizona Weather
Cottonwood weather this week
Over the next 7 days in Cottonwood, daytime highs range from 14°C to 20°C and night-time lows from 5°C to 7°C. The warmest afternoon is likely tomorrow at 20°C, while the coolest night is expected on Wednesday night at 5°C. Temperatures trend cooler through the week, dropping by about 2°C. Expect a wide gap of around 13°C between afternoon and early-morning temperatures, so mornings will feel noticeably cooler.
Rain is most likely Tuesday and Friday, with roughly 7.1 mm forecast in total over the week.
It turns breezy on Tuesday, with winds reaching about 33 km/h — secure loose objects on rooftops and balconies. UV levels stay moderate or lower, peaking at 5. Average humidity is a comfortable 61% or so.
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain chance | Rain | Max wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today (Sunday) | Mainly clear | 19° / 6° | 0% | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| Tomorrow (Monday) | Overcast | 20° / 7° | 1% | 0.0 mm | 19 km/h |
| Tuesday | Dense drizzle | 15° / 7° | 85% | 5.0 mm | 33 km/h |
| Wednesday | Overcast | 15° / 5° | 12% | 0.0 mm | 10 km/h |
| Thursday | Overcast | 18° / 7° | 14% | 0.0 mm | 28 km/h |
| Friday | Light drizzle | 14° / 7° | 41% | 2.1 mm | 8 km/h |
| Saturday | Partly cloudy | 16° / 5° | 11% | 0.0 mm | 9 km/h |
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Today's outlook for Cottonwood
At 01:00 local time it is 8°C in Cottonwood under clear skies, feeling like 6°C. Today's forecast high is 19°C and the low is 6°C, and the day overall looks mostly sunny. Rain is unlikely today (0% chance). Winds are blowing at about 7 km/h from the north-west. Humidity is 80%.
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Climate of Cottonwood: monthly averages
Based on 25 years of satellite and reanalysis data (2001-2025), July is usually the hottest month in Cottonwood, with average daytime highs around 35°C. December 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 37°C, so the seasons feel very different from each other.
The area receives about 400 mm of rain in a typical year. Rainfall is modest in every month; July is the wettest at about 60 mm. The driest stretch is April to June, with under 20 mm a month.
For outdoor plans and travel, April to May and September to October usually offer the most comfortable weather in Cottonwood, with mild days and relatively little rain.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° | -2° | 45 mm | 55% |
| Feb | 14° | 0° | 47 mm | 52% |
| Mar | 19° | 3° | 29 mm | 45% |
| Apr | 23° | 6° | 14 mm | 37% |
| May | 28° | 11° | 11 mm | 31% |
| Jun | 35° | 17° | 5 mm | 22% |
| Jul | 35° | 20° | 60 mm | 39% |
| Aug | 34° | 19° | 58 mm | 44% |
| Sep | 31° | 16° | 33 mm | 40% |
| Oct | 24° | 9° | 25 mm | 39% |
| Nov | 18° | 3° | 30 mm | 44% |
| Dec | 12° | -2° | 47 mm | 54% |
Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged over the roughly 50 km grid area around Cottonwood. Values describe typical conditions, not a forecast.
About Cottonwood weather
Cottonwood is one of many towns in Arizona's mostly desert climate, with cooler high country in the north, about 144 km north of Phoenix. Before the rains arrive, there's extremely hot summers (May–September) with highs regularly above 40°C in the low deserts. Cooler months mean mild, dry winters in the desert, cold with snow in the northern highlands. This page shows live, auto-refreshing weather for Cottonwood: 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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Cottonwood is about 144 km north of Phoenix, in Arizona.
Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood's exact coordinates. No fixed schedule, the page updates whenever you load it.
July is usually the hottest month in Cottonwood, with average daytime highs of about 35°C and nights around 20°C.
The coldest nights come in December, when the average low is about -2°C and daytime highs reach around 12°C. Frost is possible on clear, calm nights.
Cottonwood receives about 400 mm of rain in a typical year. July is the wettest month at roughly 60 mm; no month averages more than 100 mm.
April to May and September to October usually offer the most comfortable weather in Cottonwood, with mild daytime temperatures and little rain.
In November Cottonwood typically sees daytime highs near 18°C and lows near 3°C, with about 30 mm of rain over the month and average humidity around 44%. 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.
Live temperature for Cottonwood is shown at the top of this page and refreshes automatically — see the hourly breakdown below for how it changes through the day.
Cottonwood'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.