Rice, MN vs Phoenix, AZ
Side-by-side comparison of monthly climate normals (NOAA 1991-2020).
Rice is cooler than Phoenix (41.6°F vs 72.5°F annual avg) and wetter than it (30.1 in vs 8.9 in per year). Rice has a Warm-summer humid continental climate; Phoenix a Desert (hot) climate.
Rice, MN
Annual avg
41.6°F
Annual precip
30.1 in
Warmest month
July (80.3°F)
Coldest month
January (-0.2°F)
Annual swing
59.6°F
Pleasant months
2 / 12
Warm-summer humid continental Dfb
USDA Zone 5a
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 | Rice | Phoenix | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | Precip | High | Low | Precip | |
| January | 19.5°F | -0.2°F | 0.73 in | 65.4°F | 44.1°F | 1.17 in |
| February | 25.3°F | 3.2°F | 0.77 in | 68.1°F | 46.1°F | 1.21 in |
| March | 38.1°F | 17.0°F | 1.47 in | 75.0°F | 50.9°F | 1.09 in |
| April | 53.5°F | 29.3°F | 2.62 in | 82.5°F | 56.6°F | 0.35 in |
| May | 67.0°F | 42.4°F | 3.50 in | 91.5°F | 64.7°F | 0.19 in |
| June | 76.3°F | 53.6°F | 4.60 in | 101.5°F | 72.7°F | 0.03 in |
| July | 80.3°F | 58.1°F | 4.10 in | 104.0°F | 80.8°F | 0.81 in |
| August | 78.4°F | 55.1°F | 3.94 in | 102.5°F | 80.5°F | 0.96 in |
| September | 70.8°F | 47.0°F | 3.07 in | 97.5°F | 74.7°F | 0.71 in |
| October | 55.7°F | 34.9°F | 2.72 in | 86.3°F | 62.7°F | 0.67 in |
| November | 39.0°F | 21.0°F | 1.52 in | 74.0°F | 50.8°F | 0.90 in |
| December | 25.4°F | 8.5°F | 1.01 in | 63.9°F | 42.7°F | 0.81 in |
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