New Phoenix spring forecast released: What to expect

After the second-hottest year on record wrapped up with the hottest December in Phoenix history, Valley residents haven’t had much of a chance to bundle up and cosplay winter. Looking ahead, it doesn’t appear that opportunity will present itself this spring either, at least for very long.

Temperatures this spring — specifically, February through April — are expected to be a bit warmer than normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center. It’s also expected to be drier than normal in that three-month period. A warm and dry spring is fairly on par with what Valley residents tend to expect for the season.

Phoenix experiences “usually pretty fair weather” during the spring, said NWS meteorologist Alicia Ryan. “We don’t see too much rainfall in the time period. Not saying we can’t, but generally pretty quiet weather.”

Over the last 25 years, spring in Phoenix has tended to start a bit cooler in February, with the average temperature hovering just above 60 degrees, before warming up to just above 74 degrees by April, according to NWS data. Precipitation totals in those same months also generally accumulate an average of less than a full inch each much.

On average, Phoenix receives 0.75 inches of rain in February. March falls a bit short of that, with an average of 0.71 inches. And April showers are basically non-existent, with an average of 0.18 inches of rain. Last year saw just more than one inch of rain over that three-month span, according to NWS data, which is based on measurements collected at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. 

With the spring weather expected to be warmer and drier than average, the weather Phoenix residents saw in the winter will likely continue. The last month of 2025 was the hottest December on record in Phoenix, with an average temperature of 63 degrees. The previous record was set only a year earlier, in 2024. 

While only halfway through the month, January is shaping up to be among the warmest on record as well. So far, the average temperature is just above 60 degrees, which is about seven degrees warmer than usual in Phoenix during the first month of the year. If temperatures stay around 60 degrees this month, the Valley could see the fourth-hottest January on record.

So, you may want to start switching your closet back to the summer months and packing up those sweaters. You’re probably not going to need them this spring.