Dateland, Arizona Weather
Dateland, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dateland, Yuma County.
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About Dateland, Arizona
Dateland is a starkly beautiful expanse where the sun scorches the earth and the horizon stretches into an endless, hazy shimmer. It lies 51.5 miles east of Fortuna Foothills, AZ (from Fortuna Foothills, AZ: bearing 79°T), and is situated 36.2 miles east-north-east of Wellton. The landscape here is one of muted ochres and pale tans, a vast canvas painted by the relentless desert sun, broken only by the occasional stoic saguaro cactus, its arms reaching skyward like supplicating hands. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, a breath of ancient dust and sun-baked rock, and in the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, distorted shadows that stretch and writhe across the flattened terrain, lending a surreal, almost dreamlike quality to the otherwise austere beauty. The very stillness of Dateland seems to hum with an unspoken history, a quiet testament to the resilience of life in such an unforgiving, yet captivating, environment. This stretch of Arizona highway has long been a waypoint for those traversing the vast desert, and Dateland itself grew from such necessity, a place to refuel, rest, and perhaps quench a thirst under the unforgiving sun. Its economy, historically tied to the transient flow of travelers and the agricultural potential of the surrounding arid lands, still echoes with the spirit of roadside resilience. The iconic date shakes, a sweet and creamy balm against the desert heat, have become a signature offering, a small, delicious tradition that has drawn visitors for generations, a simple yet memorable emblem of this particular corner of Yuma County. Even as the world rushes by on the asphalt ribbon, Dateland holds its ground, a quiet punctuation mark in the grand, sweeping narrative of the American Southwest.
Live animated radar for Dateland and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Dateland, Yuma County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 32.796437°N, 113.541028°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85333 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dateland, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dateland, Arizona, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Dateland includes coordinates 32.796437°N, 113.541028°W, situated in Yuma County. ZIP code 85333. Telephone area code: 480. Timezone: Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
