# xarray.DataArray.to_numpy

#### DataArray.to_numpy()[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/core/dataarray.py#L929-L940)

Coerces wrapped data to numpy and returns a numpy.ndarray.

#### SEE ALSO
[`DataArray.as_numpy`](xarray.DataArray.as_numpy.html.md#xarray.DataArray.as_numpy)
: Same but returns the surrounding DataArray instead.

[`Dataset.as_numpy`](xarray.Dataset.as_numpy.html.md#xarray.Dataset.as_numpy), [`DataArray.values`](xarray.DataArray.values.html.md#xarray.DataArray.values), [`DataArray.data`](xarray.DataArray.data.html.md#xarray.DataArray.data)