2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Tempe, AZ vs Maricopa, AZ

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Highlights
- Maricopa has 7.8% less rainy days than Tempe.
- Maricopa has 1.3% less Sunny Days than Tempe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Maricopa scores 2.7% worse than Tempe
 Tempe, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock28106
 Sunny300  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10786
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11752443
Reviews for Tempe    22 Reviews

Tempe is a very unique case of a College Town that has quickly become a Small College City or a Small City. It used to be where there was small pockets of walkability  More

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Tempe is a small city that definitely has nice areas, nice weather, the people are always good, and it is home of ASU. The Tempe town council has done a good job towards  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in Arizona 55 yrs Phoenix /Tempe lost my job and got a offer to keep my job but had to move Fall River MA. I will take the heat over days of cold anytime . January  More

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Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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