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Arlington, VA vs San Francisco, CA weather comparison

Arlington

VA

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

San Francisco has around 79 fewer freezing nights a year. Arlington endures about 40 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Arlington, VA and San Francisco, CA
ArlingtonMetricSan Francisco
206 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies248 days
42 inPrecipitationper year23 in
119 daysWet daysrain or snow per year71 days
14 inSnowfallper year0 in
43 daysHot daysabove 90 °F3 days
79 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F0 days
69%Humidityaverage relative77%
58 °FAverage temperatureyear round58 °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 Francisco

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 Francisco, Jan: 58 °FSan Francisco, Feb: 60 °FSan Francisco, Mar: 62 °FSan Francisco, Apr: 63 °FSan Francisco, May: 64 °FSan Francisco, Jun: 66 °FSan Francisco, Jul: 66 °FSan Francisco, Aug: 68 °FSan Francisco, Sep: 70 °FSan Francisco, Oct: 70 °FSan Francisco, Nov: 64 °FSan Francisco, Dec: 58 °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 Francisco, Jan: 47 °FSan Francisco, Feb: 48 °FSan Francisco, Mar: 49 °FSan Francisco, Apr: 50 °FSan Francisco, May: 51 °FSan Francisco, Jun: 53 °FSan Francisco, Jul: 55 °FSan Francisco, Aug: 56 °FSan Francisco, Sep: 56 °FSan Francisco, Oct: 54 °FSan Francisco, Nov: 51 °FSan Francisco, Dec: 47 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Arlington high444756687685898780695748
San Francisco high586062636466666870706458
Arlington low282936465665706962493932
San Francisco low474849505153555656545147

Monthly precipitation

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

ArlingtonSan Francisco
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 Francisco, Jan: 4.5 inSan Francisco, Feb: 4.7 inSan Francisco, Mar: 3.5 inSan Francisco, Apr: 1.6 inSan Francisco, May: 0.8 inSan Francisco, Jun: 0.2 inSan Francisco, Jul: 0.0 inSan Francisco, Aug: 0.0 inSan Francisco, Sep: 0.1 inSan Francisco, Oct: 1.0 inSan Francisco, Nov: 2.2 inSan Francisco, Dec: 4.2 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Arlington3.12.93.93.43.83.54.13.54.33.42.93.5
San Francisco4.54.73.51.60.80.20.00.00.11.02.24.2

Monthly sunny days

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

ArlingtonSan Francisco
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovArlington, 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 Francisco, Jan: 14 daysSan Francisco, Feb: 13 daysSan Francisco, Mar: 16 daysSan Francisco, Apr: 19 daysSan Francisco, May: 22 daysSan Francisco, Jun: 25 daysSan Francisco, Jul: 28 daysSan Francisco, Aug: 27 daysSan Francisco, Sep: 27 daysSan Francisco, Oct: 24 daysSan Francisco, Nov: 18 daysSan Francisco, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Arlington161516161617191918191817
San Francisco141316192225282727241815

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).