Best time to fly Des Moines to Phoenix

Every month pooled across the years on record, so "July" means July generally rather than one particular July. Full DSM to AZA record →

There is not yet enough of the year on record for this route to say anything about seasons. The months below are shown as recorded.

Month Flights On time Cancelled When late, by
January 36 80.6% 0% 234 min
February 32 81.3% 0% 95 min
March 49 74.5% 4.08% 71 min
April 25 72% 0% 50 min
May 25 92% 0% 30 min
June 27 74.1% 0% 253 min
July 31 64.5% 0% 122 min
August 22 63.6% 0% 33 min
September 19 66.7% 5.26% 40 min
October 35 74.3% 0% 134 min
November 38 73% 2.63% 58 min
December 35 61.8% 2.86% 68 min

What a seasonal pattern can and cannot tell you

Months differ for reasons that repeat — summer thunderstorms in the American interior, winter fog and de-icing in northern Europe, school holidays filling every seat and leaving no slack in the schedule. Those are real and they come back each year.

What the pattern cannot do is forecast a particular flight. A quiet month has late days and a bad month has punctual ones. Treat this as a way to choose between two dates you are indifferent about, not as a promise.