Lost Dutchman Marathon weather.
Typically 12°C on race morning; rain in 2 of the last 10 years. Race morning (07:00 to 11:00 local time) in Apache Junction on race day in each of the last 10 years; the 2027 race is on 17 Jan 2027.
- Typical
- 12°C (54°F)
- race-morning average
- Coolest
- 5°C (41°F)
- lowest reading, 07:00–11:00
- Warmest
- 20°C (68°F)
- highest reading, 07:00–11:00
- Wet years
- 2 of 10
- rain, drizzle or worse
- Humidity
- 41%
- typical
- Wind
- 10 km/h
- typical, at 10 m
Race morning, 07:00–11:00
Year by year
| Race day | Average | Low–high | Humidity | Wind | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2026 | 13°C (55°F) | 10°C (50°F)–17°C (63°F) | 27% | 10 km/h | 0.0 mm | Partly cloudy |
| 19 Jan 2025 | 8°C (47°F) | 5°C (41°F)–13°C (56°F) | 16% | 9 km/h | 0.0 mm | Clear |
| 14 Jan 2024 | 9°C (48°F) | 5°C (42°F)–13°C (56°F) | 42% | 10 km/h | 0.0 mm | Mainly clear |
| 15 Jan 2023 | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (51°F)–12°C (54°F) | 74% | 4 km/h | 2.6 mm | Light drizzle |
| 16 Jan 2022 | 10°C (51°F) | 6°C (42°F)–16°C (61°F) | 47% | 10 km/h | 0.0 mm | Overcast |
| 17 Jan 2021 | 13°C (55°F) | 7°C (45°F)–20°C (67°F) | 24% | 9 km/h | 0.0 mm | Clear |
| 19 Jan 2020 | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F)–18°C (64°F) | 30% | 16 km/h | 0.0 mm | Clear |
| 20 Jan 2019 | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (47°F)–17°C (63°F) | 43% | 12 km/h | 0.0 mm | Overcast |
| 14 Jan 2018 | 14°C (57°F) | 10°C (51°F)–19°C (66°F) | 40% | 10 km/h | 0.0 mm | Mainly clear |
| 15 Jan 2017 | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F)–11°C (53°F) | 87% | 10 km/h | 2.2 mm | Light drizzle |
Each row is the race's date that year where we know it, else the same weekday nearest its usual date. Temperatures and humidity are averaged over 07:00 to 11:00 local time, rain is the total over those hours, and conditions are the commonest over the morning. The marathon starts at 07:30.
Kit and pacing
What it means
Mild: start a touch conservatively
Around 12°C feels fine at the start but warms up by the second half. Drink from the early stations rather than waiting until you're thirsty, and wear the lightest kit you have.
Have a warm-day plan
In the warmest of these years it reached 20°C by late morning. Decide in advance how much you'd slow down if the forecast is warm, rather than on the course.
General guidance from past years' numbers. Check the forecast in race week.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, from its historical weather archive (CC BY 4.0).