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Brainerd, MN vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Brainerd

MN

Brainerd picks up around 48 more inches of snow each winter.

Phoenix has around 182 fewer freezing nights a year. Phoenix endures about 159 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Brainerd, MN and Phoenix, AZ
BrainerdMetricPhoenix
178 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
29 inPrecipitationper year7 in
116 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
48 inSnowfallper year0 in
4 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
183 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
72%Humidityaverage relative35%
41 °FAverage temperatureyear round74 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

BrainerdPhoenix

Daily highs

255075100JanMarMayJulSepNovBrainerd, Jan: 20 °FBrainerd, Feb: 26 °FBrainerd, Mar: 38 °FBrainerd, Apr: 53 °FBrainerd, May: 67 °FBrainerd, Jun: 76 °FBrainerd, Jul: 80 °FBrainerd, Aug: 78 °FBrainerd, Sep: 70 °FBrainerd, Oct: 55 °FBrainerd, Nov: 38 °FBrainerd, Dec: 25 °FPhoenix, Jan: 66 °FPhoenix, Feb: 69 °FPhoenix, Mar: 76 °FPhoenix, Apr: 83 °FPhoenix, May: 92 °FPhoenix, Jun: 102 °FPhoenix, Jul: 105 °FPhoenix, Aug: 103 °FPhoenix, Sep: 98 °FPhoenix, Oct: 87 °FPhoenix, Nov: 75 °FPhoenix, Dec: 65 °F

Daily lows

0255075JanMarMayJulSepNovBrainerd, Jan: -2 °FBrainerd, Feb: 1 °FBrainerd, Mar: 15 °FBrainerd, Apr: 29 °FBrainerd, May: 43 °FBrainerd, Jun: 53 °FBrainerd, Jul: 58 °FBrainerd, Aug: 55 °FBrainerd, Sep: 46 °FBrainerd, Oct: 34 °FBrainerd, Nov: 21 °FBrainerd, Dec: 7 °FPhoenix, Jan: 44 °FPhoenix, Feb: 47 °FPhoenix, Mar: 52 °FPhoenix, Apr: 58 °FPhoenix, May: 67 °FPhoenix, Jun: 75 °FPhoenix, Jul: 82 °FPhoenix, Aug: 82 °FPhoenix, Sep: 76 °FPhoenix, Oct: 64 °FPhoenix, Nov: 51 °FPhoenix, Dec: 43 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Brainerd high202638536776807870553825
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Brainerd low-211529435358554634217
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

BrainerdPhoenix
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBrainerd, Jan: 0.8 inBrainerd, Feb: 0.8 inBrainerd, Mar: 1.6 inBrainerd, Apr: 2.7 inBrainerd, May: 3.6 inBrainerd, Jun: 4.3 inBrainerd, Jul: 4.0 inBrainerd, Aug: 3.3 inBrainerd, Sep: 3.1 inBrainerd, Oct: 2.7 inBrainerd, Nov: 1.6 inBrainerd, Dec: 1.1 inPhoenix, Jan: 0.9 inPhoenix, Feb: 1.1 inPhoenix, Mar: 0.8 inPhoenix, Apr: 0.2 inPhoenix, May: 0.1 inPhoenix, Jun: 0.1 inPhoenix, Jul: 0.6 inPhoenix, Aug: 0.9 inPhoenix, Sep: 0.7 inPhoenix, Oct: 0.6 inPhoenix, Nov: 0.5 inPhoenix, Dec: 0.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Brainerd0.80.81.62.73.64.34.03.33.12.71.61.1
Phoenix0.91.10.80.20.10.10.60.90.70.60.50.8

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

BrainerdPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovBrainerd, Jan: 11 daysBrainerd, Feb: 12 daysBrainerd, Mar: 14 daysBrainerd, Apr: 14 daysBrainerd, May: 15 daysBrainerd, Jun: 16 daysBrainerd, Jul: 21 daysBrainerd, Aug: 21 daysBrainerd, Sep: 19 daysBrainerd, Oct: 15 daysBrainerd, Nov: 11 daysBrainerd, Dec: 10 daysPhoenix, Jan: 23 daysPhoenix, Feb: 21 daysPhoenix, Mar: 25 daysPhoenix, Apr: 27 daysPhoenix, May: 29 daysPhoenix, Jun: 29 daysPhoenix, Jul: 24 daysPhoenix, Aug: 26 daysPhoenix, Sep: 28 daysPhoenix, Oct: 28 daysPhoenix, Nov: 25 daysPhoenix, Dec: 24 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Brainerd111214141516212119151110
Phoenix232125272929242628282524

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).