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Arlington, VA vs San Diego, CA weather comparison

Arlington

VA

Arlington picks up around 14 more inches of snow each winter.

San Diego has around 79 fewer freezing nights a year. San Diego sees rain or snow on roughly 81 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Arlington, VA and San Diego, CA
ArlingtonMetricSan Diego
206 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies283 days
42 inPrecipitationper year12 in
119 daysWet daysrain or snow per year38 days
14 inSnowfallper year0 in
43 daysHot daysabove 90 °F15 days
79 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F0 days
69%Humidityaverage relative74%
58 °FAverage temperatureyear round64 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

ArlingtonSan Diego

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovArlington, Jan: 44 °FArlington, Feb: 47 °FArlington, Mar: 56 °FArlington, Apr: 68 °FArlington, May: 76 °FArlington, Jun: 85 °FArlington, Jul: 89 °FArlington, Aug: 87 °FArlington, Sep: 80 °FArlington, Oct: 69 °FArlington, Nov: 57 °FArlington, Dec: 48 °FSan Diego, Jan: 67 °FSan Diego, Feb: 67 °FSan Diego, Mar: 69 °FSan Diego, Apr: 71 °FSan Diego, May: 72 °FSan Diego, Jun: 75 °FSan Diego, Jul: 80 °FSan Diego, Aug: 82 °FSan Diego, Sep: 81 °FSan Diego, Oct: 78 °FSan Diego, Nov: 73 °FSan Diego, Dec: 67 °F

Daily lows

4060JanMarMayJulSepNovArlington, Jan: 28 °FArlington, Feb: 29 °FArlington, Mar: 36 °FArlington, Apr: 46 °FArlington, May: 56 °FArlington, Jun: 65 °FArlington, Jul: 70 °FArlington, Aug: 69 °FArlington, Sep: 62 °FArlington, Oct: 49 °FArlington, Nov: 39 °FArlington, Dec: 32 °FSan Diego, Jan: 46 °FSan Diego, Feb: 47 °FSan Diego, Mar: 50 °FSan Diego, Apr: 53 °FSan Diego, May: 57 °FSan Diego, Jun: 60 °FSan Diego, Jul: 64 °FSan Diego, Aug: 65 °FSan Diego, Sep: 64 °FSan Diego, Oct: 58 °FSan Diego, Nov: 50 °FSan Diego, Dec: 45 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Arlington high444756687685898780695748
San Diego high676769717275808281787367
Arlington low282936465665706962493932
San Diego low464750535760646564585045

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

ArlingtonSan Diego
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovArlington, Jan: 3.1 inArlington, Feb: 2.9 inArlington, Mar: 3.9 inArlington, Apr: 3.4 inArlington, May: 3.8 inArlington, Jun: 3.5 inArlington, Jul: 4.1 inArlington, Aug: 3.5 inArlington, Sep: 4.3 inArlington, Oct: 3.4 inArlington, Nov: 2.9 inArlington, Dec: 3.5 inSan Diego, Jan: 2.3 inSan Diego, Feb: 2.9 inSan Diego, Mar: 1.9 inSan Diego, Apr: 0.9 inSan Diego, May: 0.4 inSan Diego, Jun: 0.1 inSan Diego, Jul: 0.1 inSan Diego, Aug: 0.1 inSan Diego, Sep: 0.2 inSan Diego, Oct: 0.6 inSan Diego, Nov: 0.9 inSan Diego, Dec: 1.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Arlington3.12.93.93.43.83.54.13.54.33.42.93.5
San Diego2.32.91.90.90.40.10.10.10.20.60.91.9

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

ArlingtonSan Diego
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovArlington, Jan: 16 daysArlington, Feb: 15 daysArlington, Mar: 16 daysArlington, Apr: 16 daysArlington, May: 16 daysArlington, Jun: 17 daysArlington, Jul: 19 daysArlington, Aug: 19 daysArlington, Sep: 18 daysArlington, Oct: 19 daysArlington, Nov: 18 daysArlington, Dec: 17 daysSan Diego, Jan: 20 daysSan Diego, Feb: 17 daysSan Diego, Mar: 20 daysSan Diego, Apr: 22 daysSan Diego, May: 22 daysSan Diego, Jun: 26 daysSan Diego, Jul: 28 daysSan Diego, Aug: 30 daysSan Diego, Sep: 28 daysSan Diego, Oct: 26 daysSan Diego, Nov: 24 daysSan Diego, Dec: 21 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Arlington161516161617191918191817
San Diego201720222226283028262421

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).