Playability Score: 80/100 — Good
Current conditions: 105°F, wind 6 mph, 0% chance of rain.
Updated July 30, 2026
Yuma is statistically the sunniest place on earth, and its winter golf is as reliable as it gets — snowbird season runs November through March with near-zero rain risk. Spring afternoons turn breezy, and summer is extreme, with triple-digit heat making dawn the only sensible tee time.
In Yuma, the tee-time decision is almost entirely about temperature management. From November through March, you can tee off whenever you like — highs run 69–78°F and rain shows up maybe two or three days a month at most. But from late spring through early fall, the clock becomes your most important piece of equipment.
April is the hinge point: highs already hit 90°F, and by May the average high reaches 97°F with a 30-degree daily swing from the low. That swing is your window. June, July, and August deliver highs of 105–110°F, meaning a 10 a.m. tee time is already a gamble. Anyone playing Yuma in summer needs to be on the first hole before highs climb past 90°F by mid-morning — June through August lows never drop below 76°F, so even the coolest morning air is already warm.
March starts mild at 78°F but peaks winds average 13 mph — the windiest month of the year. By April, highs jump to 90°F and winds hold at 12.8 mph, pushing conditions past the comfortable range most of the day. Morning rounds before 9 a.m. are increasingly the right call by mid-April.
July tops out at 110°F average high and August sits at 109°F — both far beyond any comfortable playing window except the first hour or two after sunrise. The lows in July and August don't even drop below 84°F overnight, so there's no such thing as a truly cool morning. If you're in Yuma in summer, get out by 7 a.m. or skip it.
September's peak winds drop to 10 mph — the calmest month in the data — but the 104°F average high still demands morning tee times through most of the month. October pulls highs back to 93°F with winds at 10.2 mph, which makes late-morning rounds possible again.
Highs range from 69°F in January to 78°F in November, sitting squarely in the 60–80°F ideal band. Precip days top out at three per month in January and February, but Yuma's total rainfall is so low that those rarely mean a full washout. Winds run 10.4–12.5 mph in winter — not dead calm, but manageable for any tee time.
Highs in this stretch run 69–78°F, placing every afternoon in or near the ideal 60–80°F scoring range. Precip days max out at three in January and February, and the low of 47–54°F means mornings are cool but not cold. Wind averages 10.4–12.5 mph — the only real variable, but nothing that forces you to chase a narrow tee-time window.
With July highs averaging 110°F and August at 109°F, the only reasonable window is the first hour or two after first light — ideally starting by 6:30–7 a.m. Even the overnight lows in July and August stay at 84°F, so there's no cool reprieve late in the day. By 9 a.m. temperatures are already well above 90°F and climbing, so finishing before that mark is the practical target.
October is the transition month: the average high drops to 93°F and winds ease to 10.2 mph. Late-morning tee times become viable again, though 93°F is still above the comfortable range by midday. November is the cleaner entry point, with a 78°F average high that makes any tee time reasonable.
January, February, and August each average 3 precip days — the wettest months of the year, which tells you something about how dry Yuma is overall. March drops to 2 precip days, and April to just 1. Total rainfall is minimal enough that even on a 'precip day' the event is often brief; course closures due to rain are rare in winter.