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Grand Forks, ND vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Grand Forks

ND

Grand Forks picks up around 49 more inches of snow each winter.

Phoenix has around 176 fewer freezing nights a year. Phoenix endures about 156 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 Grand Forks, ND and Phoenix, AZ
Grand ForksMetricPhoenix
186 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
25 inPrecipitationper year7 in
110 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
49 inSnowfallper year0 in
7 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
178 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
70%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.

Grand ForksPhoenix

Daily highs

50100JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Forks, Jan: 15 °FGrand Forks, Feb: 20 °FGrand Forks, Mar: 34 °FGrand Forks, Apr: 52 °FGrand Forks, May: 67 °FGrand Forks, Jun: 76 °FGrand Forks, Jul: 80 °FGrand Forks, Aug: 79 °FGrand Forks, Sep: 70 °FGrand Forks, Oct: 53 °FGrand Forks, Nov: 35 °FGrand Forks, Dec: 21 °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

0255075JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Forks, Jan: -1 °FGrand Forks, Feb: 2 °FGrand Forks, Mar: 17 °FGrand Forks, Apr: 31 °FGrand Forks, May: 44 °FGrand Forks, Jun: 55 °FGrand Forks, Jul: 59 °FGrand Forks, Aug: 56 °FGrand Forks, Sep: 47 °FGrand Forks, Oct: 35 °FGrand Forks, Nov: 20 °FGrand Forks, Dec: 6 °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
Grand Forks high152034526776807970533521
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Grand Forks low-121731445559564735206
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

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

Grand ForksPhoenix
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Forks, Jan: 0.7 inGrand Forks, Feb: 0.6 inGrand Forks, Mar: 1.2 inGrand Forks, Apr: 1.7 inGrand Forks, May: 3.4 inGrand Forks, Jun: 4.1 inGrand Forks, Jul: 3.5 inGrand Forks, Aug: 3.1 inGrand Forks, Sep: 2.7 inGrand Forks, Oct: 2.3 inGrand Forks, Nov: 1.1 inGrand Forks, Dec: 1.0 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
Grand Forks0.70.61.21.73.44.13.53.12.72.31.11.0
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.

Grand ForksPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Forks, Jan: 12 daysGrand Forks, Feb: 12 daysGrand Forks, Mar: 14 daysGrand Forks, Apr: 14 daysGrand Forks, May: 16 daysGrand Forks, Jun: 17 daysGrand Forks, Jul: 22 daysGrand Forks, Aug: 22 daysGrand Forks, Sep: 19 daysGrand Forks, Oct: 15 daysGrand Forks, Nov: 13 daysGrand Forks, Dec: 11 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
Grand Forks121214141617222219151311
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).