Climate
Bullhead City has a desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with a few inches of precipitation year-round. Summers are very hot with temperatures frequently exceeding 110 degrees in July and August, and winters are mild with days typically seeing temperatures between 65 - 75 degrees in January and February. It is one of the United States' hottest cities during the summer. Heat waves involving temperatures going over 122 °F (50 °C) are not unusual.
| Climate data for Bullhead City, Arizona | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 83 (28) |
93 (34) |
102 (39) |
107 (42) |
118 (48) |
126 (52) |
126 (52) |
122 (50) |
117 (47) |
111 (44) |
94 (34) |
88 (31) |
126 (52) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
71 (22) |
80 (27) |
89 (32) |
98 (37) |
108 (42) |
112 (44) |
110 (43) |
104 (40) |
90 (32) |
75 (24) |
65 (18) |
89.2 (31.8) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 44 (7) |
47 (8) |
50 (10) |
57 (14) |
66 (19) |
73 (23) |
80 (27) |
80 (27) |
72 (22) |
60 (16) |
50 (10) |
43 (6) |
60.2 (15.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 25 (−4) |
28 (−2) |
33 (1) |
40 (4) |
47 (8) |
55 (13) |
64 (18) |
60 (16) |
54 (12) |
37 (3) |
31 (−1) |
23 (−5) |
23 (−5) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.95 (24.1) |
1.05 (26.7) |
0.78 (19.8) |
0.18 (4.6) |
0.05 (1.3) |
0.02 (0.5) |
0.27 (6.9) |
0.77 (19.6) |
0.34 (8.6) |
0.54 (13.7) |
0.43 (10.9) |
0.60 (15.2) |
5.98 (151.9) |
| Source: The Weather Channel | |||||||||||||
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