Champaign, IL vs Phoenix, AZ

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

Champaign is cooler than Phoenix (52.3°F vs 72.5°F annual avg) and wetter than it (40.9 in vs 8.9 in per year). Champaign has a Hot-summer humid continental climate; Phoenix a Desert (hot) climate.

Champaign, IL

Annual avg
52.3°F
Annual precip
40.9 in
Warmest month
July (85.2°F)
Coldest month
January (17.9°F)
Annual swing
49.5°F
Pleasant months
2 / 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

Champaign

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Phoenix

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Month-by-month comparison

Month Champaign Phoenix
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 33.5°F 17.9°F 2.31 in 65.4°F 44.1°F 1.17 in
February 38.4°F 21.2°F 2.18 in 68.1°F 46.1°F 1.21 in
March 50.4°F 31.2°F 2.77 in 75.0°F 50.9°F 1.09 in
April 63.1°F 41.6°F 3.94 in 82.5°F 56.6°F 0.35 in
May 73.8°F 52.7°F 4.78 in 91.5°F 64.7°F 0.19 in
June 82.7°F 62.1°F 4.58 in 101.5°F 72.7°F 0.03 in
July 85.2°F 65.2°F 4.49 in 104.0°F 80.8°F 0.81 in
August 84.0°F 63.6°F 3.54 in 102.5°F 80.5°F 0.96 in
September 78.8°F 55.6°F 3.37 in 97.5°F 74.7°F 0.71 in
October 65.8°F 43.9°F 3.35 in 86.3°F 62.7°F 0.67 in
November 50.7°F 32.2°F 3.21 in 74.0°F 50.8°F 0.90 in
December 38.5°F 23.6°F 2.40 in 63.9°F 42.7°F 0.81 in
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