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Fort Smith, AR vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Fort Smith

AR

Phoenix has around 61 fewer freezing nights a year.

Phoenix sees rain or snow on roughly 74 fewer days each year. Phoenix endures about 85 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 Fort Smith, AR and Phoenix, AZ
Fort SmithMetricPhoenix
225 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
44 inPrecipitationper year7 in
107 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
3 inSnowfallper year0 in
78 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
62 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
69%Humidityaverage relative35%
62 °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.

Fort SmithPhoenix

Daily highs

6080100JanMarMayJulSepNovFort Smith, Jan: 51 °FFort Smith, Feb: 57 °FFort Smith, Mar: 66 °FFort Smith, Apr: 74 °FFort Smith, May: 81 °FFort Smith, Jun: 89 °FFort Smith, Jul: 94 °FFort Smith, Aug: 94 °FFort Smith, Sep: 87 °FFort Smith, Oct: 76 °FFort Smith, Nov: 63 °FFort Smith, Dec: 53 °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

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovFort Smith, Jan: 30 °FFort Smith, Feb: 33 °FFort Smith, Mar: 42 °FFort Smith, Apr: 50 °FFort Smith, May: 60 °FFort Smith, Jun: 68 °FFort Smith, Jul: 72 °FFort Smith, Aug: 71 °FFort Smith, Sep: 63 °FFort Smith, Oct: 51 °FFort Smith, Nov: 40 °FFort Smith, Dec: 32 °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
Fort Smith high515766748189949487766353
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Fort Smith low303342506068727163514032
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

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

Fort SmithPhoenix
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovFort Smith, Jan: 3.1 inFort Smith, Feb: 3.0 inFort Smith, Mar: 4.5 inFort Smith, Apr: 5.1 inFort Smith, May: 5.2 inFort Smith, Jun: 3.2 inFort Smith, Jul: 2.7 inFort Smith, Aug: 2.3 inFort Smith, Sep: 3.4 inFort Smith, Oct: 3.8 inFort Smith, Nov: 3.8 inFort Smith, Dec: 3.5 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
Fort Smith3.13.04.55.15.23.22.72.33.43.83.83.5
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.

Fort SmithPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovFort Smith, Jan: 17 daysFort Smith, Feb: 15 daysFort Smith, Mar: 17 daysFort Smith, Apr: 18 daysFort Smith, May: 16 daysFort Smith, Jun: 19 daysFort Smith, Jul: 23 daysFort Smith, Aug: 23 daysFort Smith, Sep: 22 daysFort Smith, Oct: 21 daysFort Smith, Nov: 18 daysFort Smith, Dec: 17 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
Fort Smith171517181619232322211817
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).