2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Cottage Grove, MN vs Phoenix, AZ

Highlights

On average, there are 299 sunny days per year in Phoenix. Cottage Grove averages 194 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Phoenix, Arizona gets 9.2 inches of rain, on average, per year. Cottage Grove, Minnesota gets 33.3 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Phoenix averages 0 inches of snow per year. Cottage Grove averages 48.4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Phoenix, Arizona
Summer High: the July high is around 104.5 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 43.2
Rain: averages 9.2 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Summer High: the July high is around 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5.4
Rain: averages 33.3 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48.4 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Phoenix is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Arizona.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cottage Grove is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

Today's Weather - Cottage Grove, MN

65°F

Today's Weather - Phoenix, AZ

89°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Cottage Grove / Phoenix

July is the hottest month for Cottage Grove with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Minnesota. In Cottage Grove, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cottage Grove are June, August and July.

July is the hottest month for Phoenix with an average high temperature of 104.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arizona. In Phoenix, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Phoenix are March, November and April.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cottage Grove with an average of 5.4°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Phoenix with an average of 42.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Arizona.

In Cottage Grove, there are 7.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

In Phoenix, there are 163.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arizona.

In Cottage Grove, there are 153.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In Phoenix, there are 3.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arizona.

In Cottage Grove, there are 27.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In Phoenix, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

August is the wettest month in Cottage Grove with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.3 inches in Cottage Grove means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.


August is the wettest month in Phoenix with 1.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 35% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 9.2 inches in Phoenix means that it is drier than most places in Arizona.

May is the rainiest month in Cottage Grove with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 112.3 rainy days annually in Cottage Grove, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

August is the rainiest month in Phoenix with 4.0 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.4 rainy days. There are 33.1 rainy days annually in Phoenix, which is less rainy than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 48.4 inches in Cottage Grove means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Phoenix, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Arizona.

January is the snowiest month in Cottage Grove with 10.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Phoenix.