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Lake Havasu City Weather

In Lake Havasu City, the summers are hot, the winters are mild and the air is dry and mostly clear year round. During the year, the temperature typically ranges from 45°F to 110°F and is rarely below 37°F or above 116°F.

From mid-May to early October, boating, fishing, watersports, swimming and other warm-weather activities are popular in the area. Hiking, cycling and off-roading are popular from late October until early April.

Did you know? Lake Havasu City holds the record as the hottest city in America: 128° F. recorded on June 29, 1994—and the city was covered in snow (photo credit: Jillian Danielson Photography) on December 31, 2014!

Thursday, Oct 15
High: 87°   Low: 62°
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Friday, Oct 16
High: 91°   Low: 65°
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Saturday, Oct 17
High: 87°   Low: 70°
Broken clouds
Sunday, Oct 18
High: 88°   Low: 69°
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Monday, Oct 19
High: 89°   Low: 70°
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Tuesday, Oct 20
High: 87°   Low: 70°
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Wednesday, Oct 21
High: 78°   Low: 66°
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Thursday, Oct 22
High: 75°   Low: 63°
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Friday, Oct 23
High: 78°   Low: 64°
Clear Sky
Saturday, Oct 24
High: 80°   Low: 66°
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Sunday, Oct 25
High: 70°   Low: 60°
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Monday, Oct 26
High: 71°   Low: 53°
Clear Sky
Tuesday, Oct 27
High: 78°   Low: 54°
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Wednesday, Oct 28
High: 84°   Low: 57°
Clear Sky
Thursday, Oct 29
High: 86°   Low: 60°
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Friday, Oct 30
High: 89°   Low: 63°
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Five reasons why Lake Havasu City is America's Hottest City

  1. It's a dry heat. Without monsoon circulation and clouds to provide relief from the heat, the air becomes extremely dry and heats up quickly. Winds from the west blow hot air with no moisture.
  2. The river can't win. The cool waters of the mighty Colorado River are simply no match against the intense desert and climate factors in the area.
  3. The rocks get very hot. Rocks retain heat much like concrete and asphalt in large cities, preventing temperatures from cooling down.
  4. It lacks irrigation. Lake Havasu City lacks irrigated crops. Towns like Parker, about 30 miles south, enjoy slightly cooler weather because of the abundance of agriculture in the area.
  5. It’s a desert heat island. The factors above combine to create a heat island effect, driving up temperatures at night in an area with a relatively sparse population.

“Hot for Havasu: America’s Hottest Party” celebrated the 25th anniversary of Lake Havasu City as the city with the highest recorded temperature in the United States: 128 degrees F. on June 29, 1994.

This ice carving at the June 29, 2019 celebration shows the day's high of 108 fell far short of the record set 25 years earlier.

cater's news agency: Residents of America’s hottest city opt to bake cookies in their searing hot cars

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