Little Rock, IA vs Phoenix, AZ

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

Little Rock is cooler than Phoenix (44.5°F vs 72.5°F annual avg) and wetter than it (30.2 in vs 8.9 in per year). Little Rock has a Warm-summer humid continental climate; Phoenix a Desert (hot) climate.

Little Rock, IA

Annual avg
44.5°F
Annual precip
30.2 in
Warmest month
July (82.1°F)
Coldest month
January (4.7°F)
Annual swing
57.3°F
Pleasant months
2 / 12
Warm-summer humid continental Dfb USDA Zone 5b

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

Little Rock

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Phoenix

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Month-by-month comparison

Month Little Rock Phoenix
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 23.1°F 4.7°F 0.74 in 65.4°F 44.1°F 1.17 in
February 28.0°F 8.8°F 0.84 in 68.1°F 46.1°F 1.21 in
March 41.0°F 20.6°F 1.59 in 75.0°F 50.9°F 1.09 in
April 56.1°F 32.5°F 3.25 in 82.5°F 56.6°F 0.35 in
May 68.8°F 45.5°F 4.06 in 91.5°F 64.7°F 0.19 in
June 78.9°F 56.7°F 4.88 in 101.5°F 72.7°F 0.03 in
July 82.1°F 60.3°F 3.30 in 104.0°F 80.8°F 0.81 in
August 79.9°F 57.9°F 3.58 in 102.5°F 80.5°F 0.96 in
September 73.8°F 49.1°F 3.25 in 97.5°F 74.7°F 0.71 in
October 59.8°F 35.7°F 2.31 in 86.3°F 62.7°F 0.67 in
November 42.6°F 22.3°F 1.38 in 74.0°F 50.8°F 0.90 in
December 28.3°F 10.7°F 1.05 in 63.9°F 42.7°F 0.81 in
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