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Weather

Quick Stats

Temperature Averages Spring – High: 59 °F
Spring – Low: 29 °F
Summer – High: 79 °F
Summer – Low: 48 °F
Fall – High: 62 °F
Fall – Low: 32 °F
Winter – High: 44 °F
Winter – Low: 18 °F
Precipitation Averages Spring: 1.30 in.
Summer: 2.03 in.
Fall: 1.93 in.
Winter: 2.05 in.
What to Pack Warm clothes
Did You Know?
  • Sedona's Oak Creek Canyon is a nice hiatus from Flagstaff's cold weather. When the weather warms up, students tend to take 30 minutes to drive down to the creek, which is the mountain's version of a beach.
  • Some of the sidewalks at NAU are heated, so the snow melts faster and it's easier to walk.

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Flagstaff weather is, for the most part, beautiful. The area is absolutely gorgeous, and it’s not uncommon to see pictures of northern Arizona on postcards and magazines. The town does get snow, though, so be prepared to be chilly. If you like winter sports, Snowbowl is the place to be for skiing and snowboarding. Flagstaff is also only a half-day drive from many Colorado ski resorts. Because Flag is in the mountains, it also gets very windy, so be sure to bring a jacket to combat the sting of those windy days. Because many students haven’t been around snow before, the winter wonderland always seems to put everyone in a great mood. The rare snow day also causes classes to be canceled and students to rejoice.

When the sun is out, Flag’s weather is unbeatable. Trips to Sedona are quite common. Summertime brings even more beautiful weather. It can be a bit warm, but most days are perfect and great for all sorts of outdoor activity. The thing that really bothers many students is that the weather is very unpredictable. Your day may start off with a wonderful blanket of snow, but the later hours of the day will pour on the sunshine to melt it all away. Local weather reports are never very accurate, and it can sometimes be difficult to schedule outdoor events. Inconsistency aside, the weather is beautiful, with sometimes sunny days, sometimes snowy days, but always happy days.

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DMDupuy

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration '02

3.5
B

Snowy but Fun!

It snows a lot in the winter and the roads get icy, so be careful! But it's also a lot of fun. Sometimes classes get cancelled. The snow also means a lot of fun outdor activities: skiing, snow boarding, sledding, ice skating.

May 19, 2012

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Hschaub6

English Language Studies '16

5.0
A+

Just Like Home

NAU sees all four seasons, which is really astounding considering it's Arizona and most of my classmates and friends are from the dryer, hotter areas of the state. Since NAU is up in the mountains and surrounded by a huge ring of lush forest, it keeps pretty cool up there. The autumn is cool and breezy and exceptionally beautiful up north with the clean air. Although, NAU's transportation is top notch, many of us ride our bikes around campus or walk because it's so nice outside. The winters can be cold and sometimes we get a lot of snow. But, NAU is known for heating their sidewalks with underground pipes that run water to dorms, so walking the campus in the winter isn't a challenge at all. I'm a Chicago-born native and the weather up at NAU is just like being home again.

May 10, 2012

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darkangelnay

Criminal Justice and Safety Studies '14

4.6
A

Its Snowy Here =)

I love how its so cold and snowy up here late october-may. If you dont like the snow and cold I really reccomend to not come up here. Classes will get cancelled if there is 10 inches on snow on the ground, or like this semester right when spring break ended, so one more day onto break..

Apr 20, 2012

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User rating for Northern Arizona University - Weather is 4.6 out of 5 based on 47 user reviews.

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