Phoenix vs Tucson: which is better, month by month

Tucson beats Phoenix in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in August (48 vs 34) — and they are within 3 points in November to March.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Phoenix

🇺🇸 United States · arid climate

Best month: March 95/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Tucson

🇺🇸 United States · arid climate

Best month: March 94/100
Months won: 7 of 12

Phoenix vs Tucson — all 12 months

Month	Phoenix	Tucson	Winner	Gap
January	78Bnice, dry	77Bnice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
February	88Anice, dry, clean air	85Anice, dry, clean air	Tie	3
March	95Snice, dry	94Snice, dry, clean air	Tie	1
April	84Ahot, dry	88Awarm, dry, clean air	Tucson	4
May	67Chot, dry	73Bhot, dry	Tucson	6
June	37Fsweltering, dry	43Fsweltering, dry, clean air	Tucson	6
July	29Fsweltering, dry	38Fsweltering, a little rain	Tucson	9
August	34Fsweltering, dry	48Fsweltering, a little rain, clean air	Tucson	14
September	49Fsweltering, dry, clean air	59Dsweltering, dry, clean air	Tucson	10
October	74Bhot, dry, clean air	82Ahot, dry, clean air	Tucson	8
November	92Snice, dry, clean air	91Snice, dry, clean air	Tie	1
December	81Anice, dry	80Anice, dry, clean air	Tie	1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (34 vs 48). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.