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Charles City, IA vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Charles City

IA

Charles City picks up around 38 more inches of snow each winter.

Phoenix has around 148 fewer freezing nights a year. Phoenix endures about 154 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 Charles City, IA and Phoenix, AZ
Charles CityMetricPhoenix
191 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
37 inPrecipitationper year7 in
119 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
38 inSnowfallper year0 in
9 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
150 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
72%Humidityaverage relative35%
47 °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.

Charles CityPhoenix

Daily highs

255075100JanMarMayJulSepNovCharles City, Jan: 25 °FCharles City, Feb: 29 °FCharles City, Mar: 43 °FCharles City, Apr: 58 °FCharles City, May: 69 °FCharles City, Jun: 79 °FCharles City, Jul: 82 °FCharles City, Aug: 80 °FCharles City, Sep: 73 °FCharles City, Oct: 60 °FCharles City, Nov: 44 °FCharles City, Dec: 30 °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

255075JanMarMayJulSepNovCharles City, Jan: 9 °FCharles City, Feb: 13 °FCharles City, Mar: 25 °FCharles City, Apr: 37 °FCharles City, May: 49 °FCharles City, Jun: 59 °FCharles City, Jul: 62 °FCharles City, Aug: 60 °FCharles City, Sep: 51 °FCharles City, Oct: 39 °FCharles City, Nov: 26 °FCharles City, Dec: 15 °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
Charles City high252943586979828073604430
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Charles City low91325374959626051392615
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

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

Charles CityPhoenix
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovCharles City, Jan: 1.2 inCharles City, Feb: 1.3 inCharles City, Mar: 2.4 inCharles City, Apr: 4.1 inCharles City, May: 5.0 inCharles City, Jun: 5.1 inCharles City, Jul: 4.0 inCharles City, Aug: 3.9 inCharles City, Sep: 3.3 inCharles City, Oct: 2.9 inCharles City, Nov: 2.0 inCharles City, Dec: 1.6 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
Charles City1.21.32.44.15.05.14.03.93.32.92.01.6
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.

Charles CityPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovCharles City, Jan: 12 daysCharles City, Feb: 12 daysCharles City, Mar: 15 daysCharles City, Apr: 14 daysCharles City, May: 15 daysCharles City, Jun: 16 daysCharles City, Jul: 21 daysCharles City, Aug: 20 daysCharles City, Sep: 20 daysCharles City, Oct: 18 daysCharles City, Nov: 15 daysCharles City, 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
Charles City121215141516212020181513
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).