Custer, SD vs Phoenix, AZ

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

Custer is cooler than Phoenix (44.9°F vs 72.5°F annual avg) and wetter than it (20.7 in vs 8.9 in per year). Custer has a Warm-summer humid continental climate; Phoenix a Desert (hot) climate.

Custer, SD

Annual avg
44.9°F
Annual precip
20.7 in
Warmest month
July (79.7°F)
Coldest month
February (16.1°F)
Annual swing
41.5°F
Pleasant months
2 / 12
Warm-summer humid continental Dfb 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

Custer

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Phoenix

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Month-by-month comparison

Month Custer Phoenix
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 37.1°F 16.2°F 0.36 in 65.4°F 44.1°F 1.17 in
February 37.2°F 16.1°F 0.70 in 68.1°F 46.1°F 1.21 in
March 45.6°F 24.0°F 0.92 in 75.0°F 50.9°F 1.09 in
April 51.3°F 30.5°F 2.24 in 82.5°F 56.6°F 0.35 in
May 61.2°F 40.5°F 3.53 in 91.5°F 64.7°F 0.19 in
June 72.3°F 49.6°F 3.43 in 101.5°F 72.7°F 0.03 in
July 79.7°F 56.3°F 3.16 in 104.0°F 80.8°F 0.81 in
August 78.7°F 54.6°F 2.43 in 102.5°F 80.5°F 0.96 in
September 70.9°F 46.0°F 1.53 in 97.5°F 74.7°F 0.71 in
October 55.7°F 33.7°F 1.45 in 86.3°F 62.7°F 0.67 in
November 44.9°F 23.7°F 0.55 in 74.0°F 50.8°F 0.90 in
December 36.5°F 16.6°F 0.36 in 63.9°F 42.7°F 0.81 in
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