Rainfall totals Phoenix, AZ
Through Oct 7, 2026, Phoenix has received 2.78 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 5.48 inches. The normal figure is what the city would typically have seen by this point in the calendar. This reading comes from the station gauge at PHOENIX/SKY HARBOR in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
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Data from Phoenix Airport, with records back to 1933. Across the record from 1933, 94 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.45 inches of rain fell on Sep 29, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
PHOENIX/SKY HARBOR saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | 0.00 inches | 0.02 inches | -0.02 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.00 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.00 inches | 0.13 inches | -0.13 inches |
| Year to date | 2.78 inches | 5.48 inches | -2.70 inches (-49%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 0.41 inches | 2018 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for PHOENIX/SKY HARBOR, issued the morning after Oct 7, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.
How much rain did Phoenix get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | 0.45 inches |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 0.17 inches |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 0.43 inches |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.16 inches |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 0.24 inches |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 0.32 inches |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 0.16 inches |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0.38 inches |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 0.08 inches |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 0.11 inches |
| Jan 7, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
With 0.45 inches on Sep 29, 2026, this is the 401st wettest of the 3,052 measurable rain days in the Phoenix Airport record, which begins in 1933.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 2.78 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 19-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Phoenix rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.18 inches | 0.87 inches | -0.69 inches (-79%) |
| February | 0.08 inches | 0.87 inches | -0.79 inches (-91%) |
| March | 0.06 inches | 0.83 inches | -0.77 inches (-93%) |
| April | 0.00 inches | 0.22 inches | -0.22 inches |
| May | 0.00 inches | 0.13 inches | -0.13 inches |
| June | 0.00 inches | 0.02 inches | -0.02 inches |
| July | 0.46 inches | 0.91 inches | -0.45 inches (-49%) |
| August | 0.95 inches | 0.93 inches | +0.02 inches (+2%) |
| September | 1.05 inches | 0.57 inches | +0.48 inches (+84%) |
| October | 0.00 inches | 0.56 inches |
October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Rainfall days at each threshold in Phoenix
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Phoenix Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1933 counts toward the average, 84 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Phoenix
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 3.30 inches | Sep 8, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 15.37 inches | 1941 |
| Driest year | 2.82 inches | 2002 |
| Average year | 7.29 inches | 84 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 35 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1933 | 32,133 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.74 | 7.22 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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