Muscatine, IA vs Phoenix, AZ

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

Muscatine is cooler than Phoenix (50.5°F vs 72.5°F annual avg) and wetter than it (40 in vs 8.9 in per year). Muscatine has a Hot-summer humid continental climate; Phoenix a Desert (hot) climate.

Muscatine, IA

Annual avg
50.5°F
Annual precip
40 in
Warmest month
July (85.4°F)
Coldest month
January (13.1°F)
Annual swing
52.7°F
Pleasant months
2 / 12
Hot-summer humid continental Dfa USDA Zone 6b

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

Muscatine

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Phoenix

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A
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O
N
D

Month-by-month comparison

Month Muscatine Phoenix
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 31.0°F 13.1°F 1.51 in 65.4°F 44.1°F 1.17 in
February 35.9°F 17.4°F 1.78 in 68.1°F 46.1°F 1.21 in
March 49.5°F 28.4°F 2.55 in 75.0°F 50.9°F 1.09 in
April 63.1°F 39.4°F 3.82 in 82.5°F 56.6°F 0.35 in
May 73.6°F 50.9°F 5.11 in 91.5°F 64.7°F 0.19 in
June 82.3°F 60.8°F 5.46 in 101.5°F 72.7°F 0.03 in
July 85.4°F 64.2°F 4.25 in 104.0°F 80.8°F 0.81 in
August 83.3°F 62.0°F 4.26 in 102.5°F 80.5°F 0.96 in
September 77.6°F 53.7°F 3.91 in 97.5°F 74.7°F 0.71 in
October 64.5°F 41.8°F 3.04 in 86.3°F 62.7°F 0.67 in
November 49.0°F 29.6°F 2.28 in 74.0°F 50.8°F 0.90 in
December 36.1°F 19.5°F 2.00 in 63.9°F 42.7°F 0.81 in
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