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Cedar Rapids, IA vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Cedar Rapids

IA

Cedar Rapids picks up around 31 more inches of snow each winter.

Phoenix has around 139 fewer freezing nights a year. Phoenix endures about 149 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 Cedar Rapids, IA and Phoenix, AZ
Cedar RapidsMetricPhoenix
194 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
39 inPrecipitationper year7 in
118 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
31 inSnowfallper year0 in
14 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
140 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
71%Humidityaverage relative35%
49 °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.

Cedar RapidsPhoenix

Daily highs

255075100JanMarMayJulSepNovCedar Rapids, Jan: 29 °FCedar Rapids, Feb: 34 °FCedar Rapids, Mar: 47 °FCedar Rapids, Apr: 61 °FCedar Rapids, May: 72 °FCedar Rapids, Jun: 81 °FCedar Rapids, Jul: 84 °FCedar Rapids, Aug: 82 °FCedar Rapids, Sep: 76 °FCedar Rapids, Oct: 63 °FCedar Rapids, Nov: 47 °FCedar Rapids, Dec: 34 °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

255075JanMarMayJulSepNovCedar Rapids, Jan: 12 °FCedar Rapids, Feb: 16 °FCedar Rapids, Mar: 27 °FCedar Rapids, Apr: 38 °FCedar Rapids, May: 49 °FCedar Rapids, Jun: 60 °FCedar Rapids, Jul: 63 °FCedar Rapids, Aug: 61 °FCedar Rapids, Sep: 52 °FCedar Rapids, Oct: 40 °FCedar Rapids, Nov: 28 °FCedar Rapids, Dec: 18 °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
Cedar Rapids high293447617281848276634734
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Cedar Rapids low121627384960636152402818
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

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

Cedar RapidsPhoenix
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovCedar Rapids, Jan: 1.5 inCedar Rapids, Feb: 1.7 inCedar Rapids, Mar: 2.6 inCedar Rapids, Apr: 4.4 inCedar Rapids, May: 5.0 inCedar Rapids, Jun: 5.1 inCedar Rapids, Jul: 3.9 inCedar Rapids, Aug: 3.7 inCedar Rapids, Sep: 3.9 inCedar Rapids, Oct: 2.9 inCedar Rapids, Nov: 2.3 inCedar Rapids, Dec: 1.8 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
Cedar Rapids1.51.72.64.45.05.13.93.73.92.92.31.8
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.

Cedar RapidsPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovCedar Rapids, Jan: 13 daysCedar Rapids, Feb: 13 daysCedar Rapids, Mar: 16 daysCedar Rapids, Apr: 14 daysCedar Rapids, May: 15 daysCedar Rapids, Jun: 16 daysCedar Rapids, Jul: 21 daysCedar Rapids, Aug: 21 daysCedar Rapids, Sep: 21 daysCedar Rapids, Oct: 18 daysCedar Rapids, Nov: 15 daysCedar Rapids, Dec: 13 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
Cedar Rapids131316141516212121181513
Phoenix232125272929242628282524

Keep comparing

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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).