Great Bend, KS vs Phoenix, AZ

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

Great Bend is cooler than Phoenix (54.3°F vs 72.5°F annual avg) and wetter than it (27.3 in vs 8.9 in per year). Great Bend has a Hot-summer humid continental climate; Phoenix a Desert (hot) climate.

Great Bend, KS

Annual avg
54.3°F
Annual precip
27.3 in
Warmest month
July (91.3°F)
Coldest month
January (18.2°F)
Annual swing
48°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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Month-by-month comparison

Month Great Bend Phoenix
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 42.5°F 18.2°F 0.71 in 65.4°F 44.1°F 1.17 in
February 47.0°F 21.0°F 0.89 in 68.1°F 46.1°F 1.21 in
March 57.7°F 30.0°F 1.56 in 75.0°F 50.9°F 1.09 in
April 67.6°F 39.3°F 2.15 in 82.5°F 56.6°F 0.35 in
May 76.4°F 50.7°F 4.83 in 91.5°F 64.7°F 0.19 in
June 86.7°F 60.9°F 3.66 in 101.5°F 72.7°F 0.03 in
July 91.3°F 65.2°F 3.86 in 104.0°F 80.8°F 0.81 in
August 89.0°F 63.4°F 3.69 in 102.5°F 80.5°F 0.96 in
September 81.7°F 54.9°F 1.98 in 97.5°F 74.7°F 0.71 in
October 69.4°F 41.9°F 1.96 in 86.3°F 62.7°F 0.67 in
November 55.1°F 29.3°F 1.00 in 74.0°F 50.8°F 0.90 in
December 43.5°F 20.3°F 1.01 in 63.9°F 42.7°F 0.81 in
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