Arizona · Bouldering · Phoenix

Cloverleaf

V0+
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Nov–Mar
best months

One of five boulder problems catalogued at Phoenix Areas' Needle Boulder sector, situated at the lower end of the grade range established there.

  • Nearby · Boulder Canyon · The Praying Monk · Camelback Mountain
  • Best time to go · Nov–Mar

    Best time to visit Cloverleaf

    Best months: November–March. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      71° / 38°

      4 wet

    2. Feb

      74° / 41°

      4 wet

    3. Mar

      80° / 46°

      3 wet

    4. Apr

      87° / 51°

      1 wet

    5. May

      95° / 59°

      1 wet

    6. Jun

      104° / 67°

      1 wet

    7. Jul

      106° / 76°

      3 wet

    8. Aug

      105° / 75°

      4 wet

    9. Sep

      101° / 69°

      3 wet

    10. Oct

      91° / 56°

      2 wet

    11. Nov

      79° / 45°

      2 wet

    12. Dec

      69° / 38°

      4 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tempe Asu, AZ, 1 mi away at 1,167 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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