Tower, MN vs Phoenix, AZ
Side-by-side comparison of monthly climate normals (NOAA 1991-2020).
Tower is cooler than Phoenix (36.9°F vs 72.5°F annual avg) and wetter than it (28.2 in vs 8.9 in per year). Tower has a Warm-summer humid continental climate; Phoenix a Desert (hot) climate.
Tower, MN
Annual avg
36.9°F
Annual precip
28.2 in
Warmest month
July (77.1°F)
Coldest month
January (-7.0°F)
Annual swing
59.1°F
Pleasant months
1 / 12
Warm-summer humid continental Dfb
USDA Zone 4b
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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Phoenix
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Month-by-month comparison
| Month | Tower | Phoenix | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | Precip | High | Low | Precip | |
| January | 16.8°F | -7.0°F | 0.76 in | 65.4°F | 44.1°F | 1.17 in |
| February | 23.1°F | -4.9°F | 0.75 in | 68.1°F | 46.1°F | 1.21 in |
| March | 36.3°F | 9.2°F | 0.91 in | 75.0°F | 50.9°F | 1.09 in |
| April | 49.6°F | 24.3°F | 1.85 in | 82.5°F | 56.6°F | 0.35 in |
| May | 63.3°F | 36.4°F | 3.01 in | 91.5°F | 64.7°F | 0.19 in |
| June | 72.7°F | 46.7°F | 3.96 in | 101.5°F | 72.7°F | 0.03 in |
| July | 77.1°F | 51.0°F | 4.31 in | 104.0°F | 80.8°F | 0.81 in |
| August | 75.5°F | 48.3°F | 3.46 in | 102.5°F | 80.5°F | 0.96 in |
| September | 66.6°F | 41.5°F | 3.92 in | 97.5°F | 74.7°F | 0.71 in |
| October | 51.4°F | 30.6°F | 2.75 in | 86.3°F | 62.7°F | 0.67 in |
| November | 35.0°F | 17.9°F | 1.55 in | 74.0°F | 50.8°F | 0.90 in |
| December | 22.0°F | 3.1°F | 0.95 in | 63.9°F | 42.7°F | 0.81 in |
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