Bluffs, IL vs Phoenix, AZ

Side-by-side comparison of monthly climate normals (NOAA 1991-2020).

Bluffs is cooler than Phoenix (52.9°F vs 72.5°F annual avg) and wetter than it (40.4 in vs 8.9 in per year). Bluffs has a Hot-summer humid continental climate; Phoenix a Desert (hot) climate.

Bluffs, IL

Annual avg
52.9°F
Annual precip
40.4 in
Warmest month
July (86.8°F)
Coldest month
January (17.8°F)
Annual swing
49.3°F
Pleasant months
1 / 12
Hot-summer humid continental Dfa USDA Zone 7a

Phoenix, AZ

Annual avg
72.5°F
Annual precip
8.9 in
Warmest month
July (104.0°F)
Coldest month
December (42.7°F)
Annual swing
39.1°F
Pleasant months
2 / 12
Desert (hot) BWh USDA Zone 9b

Best months to visit each city

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Phoenix

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Month-by-month comparison

Month Bluffs Phoenix
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 35.7°F 17.8°F 2.26 in 65.4°F 44.1°F 1.17 in
February 41.1°F 21.3°F 2.14 in 68.1°F 46.1°F 1.21 in
March 52.5°F 30.5°F 3.06 in 75.0°F 50.9°F 1.09 in
April 65.1°F 41.0°F 4.40 in 82.5°F 56.6°F 0.35 in
May 74.9°F 52.1°F 4.81 in 91.5°F 64.7°F 0.19 in
June 83.6°F 61.8°F 4.99 in 101.5°F 72.7°F 0.03 in
July 86.8°F 65.1°F 3.97 in 104.0°F 80.8°F 0.81 in
August 86.1°F 62.8°F 3.47 in 102.5°F 80.5°F 0.96 in
September 80.1°F 53.8°F 3.03 in 97.5°F 74.7°F 0.71 in
October 67.8°F 42.5°F 3.09 in 86.3°F 62.7°F 0.67 in
November 52.7°F 31.6°F 2.75 in 74.0°F 50.8°F 0.90 in
December 40.9°F 23.3°F 2.43 in 63.9°F 42.7°F 0.81 in
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