{"id":356716,"date":"2025-11-05T05:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T05:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/356716\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T05:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T05:27:17","slug":"how-cold-can-it-get-in-phoenix-heres-the-coldest-temperature-recorded-in-the-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/356716\/","title":{"rendered":"How cold can it get in Phoenix? Here&#8217;s the coldest temperature recorded in the Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By USA Today Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>We are far too aware that Phoenix is known for its extreme heat, but does Phoenix experience extreme cold?<\/p>\n<p>Better yet, what is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Phoenix?<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly enough, during the winter, Phoenix can experience some pretty cool weather once the winter months of January and February come around.<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, it has reached below 50 degrees in Phoenix before. In fact, on numerous occasions, the temperature has even reached below 20 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the coldest day ever recorded in metro Phoenix, and the weather residents can expect during the winter months.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the coldest day ever in metro Phoenix?<\/p>\n<p>The coldest day ever recorded in Phoenix was on Jan. 7, 1913, when the temperature reached a frigid 16 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>That January, Phoenix experienced a cold streak of days with temperatures reaching below 20 degrees. Jan. 6-8, 1913, are three of the top four coldest days ever recorded in metro Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>The coldest days ever recorded in Phoenix are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>16 degrees: Jan. 7, 1913.<\/li>\n<li>17 degrees: Jan. 6, 1913.<\/li>\n<li>19 degrees: Jan. 8, 1913, and Jan. 7, 1971.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When is it coldest in metro Phoenix?<\/p>\n<p>The coldest months in Phoenix are January and February.<\/p>\n<p>Once winter starts, temperatures in Phoenix typically cool off significantly. This year, the first day of winter is Saturday, Dec. 21.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some facts about Phoenix\u2019s average temperatures during the winter months, according to U.S. Climate Data:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The average low in Phoenix during December is 45 degrees, with a high of 66 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>The average low in Phoenix during January is 46 degrees, with a high of 67 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>The average low in Phoenix during February is 53 degrees, with a high of 77 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>The average low in Phoenix during March is 46 degrees, with a high of 67 degrees. The last day of the 2024-2025 winter season is March 20, 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reporting by Zach Bradshaw, Arizona Republic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By USA Today Network via Reuters Connect We are far too aware that Phoenix is known for its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":356717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,1589,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-356716","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-phoenix","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115495439288786106","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}