Editing Oracle, Arizona (section)

== Climate ==
At an altitude of {{convert|4500|ft}}, Oracle has a [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Csa''), somewhat similar to [[Prescott, Arizona|Prescott]] further northwestward. Unlike most climates of its type, only the early summer is dry, with [[North American monsoon|monsoonal]] thunderstorms producing substantial rain in July and August. The winter season from October to March is cool to pleasant by day and chilly by night, with occasional wet spells.

Summer temperatures are hot, though less extreme than lowland Arizona: 86 afternoons typically exceed {{convert|90|F|C|1|disp=or}}, only about half as many as [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]], but only ten top {{convert|100|F|C|1|disp=or}}, which is one-seventh the number expected in Tucson. The average window for temperatures of 90 degrees is from May 13 to September 30, and for century temperatures from June 25 to July 28. Freezing temperatures occur on 45 mornings annually; the record low is {{convert|2|F|C|1|disp=or}} on January 22, 1937, part of the coldest month on record with an average of {{convert|34.7|F|C|1|disp=or}} and a mean minimum of {{convert|21.6|F|C|1}}. The hottest temperature has been {{convert|110|F|C|1|disp=or}} on June 16, 2021.

The wettest month has been January 1993 with {{convert|10.96|in|mm|1|disp=or}}, the wettest calendar year 1983 with {{convert|43.85|in|mm|1|disp=or}}, and the driest 2020 with {{convert|6.37|in|mm|1|disp=or}}. The wettest day has been July 14, 2021 with {{convert|4.83|in|mm|1|disp=or}}. Snowfall may occur during cold spells in winter: the most snow in one month was {{convert|26.3|in|m|sigfig=2|disp=or}} in January 1937. The most snow in one season was {{convert|41.1|in|m|sigfig=2|disp=or}} between July 1990 and June 1991; in contrast no measurable snow fell in 1926–27, 1973–74 and 2021–22. The most snow on the ground has been {{convert|16|in|m|sigfig=2}} on January 9, 1937.

{{Weather box
|location = Oracle, Arizona, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high F = 83
|Feb record high F = 83
|Mar record high F = 86
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 110
|Jul record high F = 109
|Aug record high F = 106
|Sep record high F = 104
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 88
|Dec record high F = 79

|Jan avg record high F = 68.1
|Feb avg record high F = 71.6
|Mar avg record high F = 77.3
|Apr avg record high F = 84.5
|May avg record high F = 93.4
|Jun avg record high F = 100.6
|Jul avg record high F = 101.2
|Aug avg record high F = 98.2
|Sep avg record high F = 94.5
|Oct avg record high F = 89.5
|Nov avg record high F = 78.0
|Dec avg record high F = 68.9
|year avg record high F = 102.8

|Jan high F = 55.5
|Feb high F = 57.9
|Mar high F = 63.9
|Apr high F = 70.9
|May high F = 82.0
|Jun high F = 92.0
|Jul high F = 91.4
|Aug high F = 89.6
|Sep high F = 85.7
|Oct high F = 76.7
|Nov high F = 63.9
|Dec high F = 54.8
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 45.3
|Feb mean F = 47.6
|Mar mean F = 52.8
|Apr mean F = 58.3
|May mean F = 69.0
|Jun mean F = 78.8
|Jul mean F = 80.1
|Aug mean F = 78.4
|Sep mean F = 74.5
|Oct mean F = 64.6
|Nov mean F = 52.9
|Dec mean F = 45.2
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 35.2
|Feb low F = 37.2
|Mar low F = 41.7
|Apr low F = 45.7
|May low F = 55.9
|Jun low F = 65.5
|Jul low F = 68.8
|Aug low F = 67.2
|Sep low F = 63.3
|Oct low F = 52.4
|Nov low F = 41.8
|Dec low F = 35.6
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 20.2
|Feb avg record low F = 23.3
|Mar avg record low F = 27.2
|Apr avg record low F = 31.1
|May avg record low F = 41.0
|Jun avg record low F = 51.0
|Jul avg record low F = 59.0
|Aug avg record low F = 59.7
|Sep avg record low F = 51.1
|Oct avg record low F = 36.4
|Nov avg record low F = 25.3
|Dec avg record low F = 19.8
|year avg record low F = 17.0

|Jan record low F = 2
|Feb record low F = 4
|Mar record low F = 15
|Apr record low F = 22
|May record low F = 25
|Jun record low F = 37
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 50
|Sep record low F = 39
|Oct record low F = 21
|Nov record low F = 14
|Dec record low F = 6

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.29
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.07
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.66
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.64
|May precipitation inch = 0.50
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.32
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.25
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.80
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.84
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.08
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.28
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.97
|year precipitation inch = 21.70

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 6.5
|Feb precipitation days = 6.4
|Mar precipitation days = 5.7
|Apr precipitation days = 2.5
|May precipitation days = 2.3
|Jun precipitation days = 2.1
|Jul precipitation days = 9.5
|Aug precipitation days = 12.1
|Sep precipitation days = 6.0
|Oct precipitation days = 4.4
|Nov precipitation days = 3.9
|Dec precipitation days = 5.3

|Jan snow inch = 2.9
|Feb snow inch = 1.9
|Mar snow inch = 2.5
|Apr snow inch = 1.2
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.5
|Dec snow inch = 1.8
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.9
|Feb snow days = 0.9
|Mar snow days = 0.5
|Apr snow days = 0.4
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.2
|Dec snow days = 1.0

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00026119&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Oracle 2 SE, AZ
|access-date = April 30, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=twc
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Tucson
|access-date = April 30, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

[[File:Oracle AZ Mt Lemmon.JPG|thumb|right|alt=View of Oracle, AZ looking south with Mt. Lemmon in background.|Oracle, AZ – Mt. Lemmon in background.]]