Lead, SD vs Phoenix, AZ

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

Lead is cooler than Phoenix (46.3°F vs 72.5°F annual avg) and wetter than it (31.8 in vs 8.9 in per year). Lead has a Warm-summer humid continental climate; Phoenix a Desert (hot) climate.

Lead, SD

Annual avg
46.3°F
Annual precip
31.8 in
Warmest month
July (81.7°F)
Coldest month
February (17.6°F)
Annual swing
41.2°F
Pleasant months
1 / 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

Lead

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Phoenix

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Month-by-month comparison

Month Lead Phoenix
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 38.3°F 17.7°F 1.54 in 65.4°F 44.1°F 1.17 in
February 38.8°F 17.6°F 1.83 in 68.1°F 46.1°F 1.21 in
March 47.1°F 24.6°F 2.24 in 75.0°F 50.9°F 1.09 in
April 53.8°F 31.3°F 3.54 in 82.5°F 56.6°F 0.35 in
May 63.2°F 40.6°F 4.90 in 91.5°F 64.7°F 0.19 in
June 74.2°F 50.0°F 3.81 in 101.5°F 72.7°F 0.03 in
July 81.7°F 56.7°F 3.12 in 104.0°F 80.8°F 0.81 in
August 80.9°F 55.2°F 2.32 in 102.5°F 80.5°F 0.96 in
September 72.2°F 47.0°F 1.96 in 97.5°F 74.7°F 0.71 in
October 57.4°F 35.2°F 3.32 in 86.3°F 62.7°F 0.67 in
November 46.0°F 25.4°F 1.70 in 74.0°F 50.8°F 0.90 in
December 38.1°F 18.5°F 1.51 in 63.9°F 42.7°F 0.81 in
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