Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Dolan Springs United States

In Dolan Springs, the summers are hot and mostly clear, the winters are very cold and partly cloudy, and it is dry year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 32°F to 98°F and is rarely below 24°F or above 104°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Dolan Springs for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The hot season lasts for 3.6 months, from May 30 to September 17, with an average daily high temperature above 88°F. The hottest month of the year in Dolan Springs is July, with an average high of 97°F and low of 71°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.1 months, from November 20 to February 23, with an average daily high temperature below 61°F. The coldest month of the year in Dolan Springs is December, with an average low of 33°F and high of 53°F.

In Dolan Springs, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Dolan Springs begins around April 24 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around November 3.

The clearest month of the year in Dolan Springs is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 86% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 3 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around April 24.

The cloudiest month of the year in Dolan Springs is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 39% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Dolan Springs varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.5 months, from July 6 to March 21, with a greater than 8% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Dolan Springs is August, with an average of 4.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.5 months, from March 21 to July 6. The month with the fewest wet days in Dolan Springs is May, with an average of 0.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Dolan Springs is August, with an average of 4.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 14% on August 7.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Dolan Springs experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.3 months, from July 12 to March 20, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Dolan Springs is February, with an average rainfall of 0.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from March 20 to July 12. The month with the least rain in Dolan Springs is May, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Dolan Springs varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 45 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 34 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:20 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 26 minutes later at 7:47 AM on January 7. The earliest sunset is at 5:23 PM on December 5, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 33 minutes later at 7:56 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Dolan Springs during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Dolan Springs, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Dolan Springs experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from March 12 to July 26, with average wind speeds of more than 8.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Dolan Springs is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.5 months, from July 26 to March 12. The calmest month of the year in Dolan Springs is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Dolan Springs varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 8.0 months, from February 19 to October 18, with a peak percentage of 77% on July 19. The wind is most often from the north for 4.0 months, from October 18 to February 19, with a peak percentage of 49% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Dolan Springs throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Dolan Springs for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid May to mid July and from early August to early October, with a peak score in the second week of September.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Dolan Springs for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Dolan Springs typically lasts for 8.2 months (251 days), from around March 12 to around November 17, rarely starting before February 16 or after April 7, and rarely ending before October 29 or after December 6.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Dolan Springs should appear around February 24, only rarely appearing before February 9 or after March 11.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from April 24 to July 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Dolan Springs is June, with an average of 8.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from November 3 to February 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Dolan Springs is December, with an average of 3.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Dolan Springs are 35.592 deg latitude, -114.273 deg longitude, and 3,369 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Dolan Springs contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,660 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,530 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,521 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,867 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Dolan Springs is covered by shrubs (100%), within 10 miles by shrubs (98%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (92%).