The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Atherton | Metric | Stanford |
|---|---|---|
| 234 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 234 days |
| 21 in | Precipitationper year | 21 in |
| 56 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 56 days |
| 0 in | Snowfallper year | 0 in |
| 24 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 17 days |
| 12 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 14 days |
| 77% | Humidityaverage relative | 77% |
| 59 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 59 °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.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton high | 59 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 59 |
| Stanford high | 58 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 58 |
| Atherton low | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 43 | 39 |
| Stanford low | 39 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 42 | 38 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
| Stanford | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| Stanford | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Atherton vs another city
- Atherton vs North Fair Oaks, CA
- Atherton vs Menlo Park, CA
- Atherton vs East Palo Alto, CA
- Atherton vs Woodside, CA
- Atherton vs Redwood City, CA
- Atherton vs New York, NY
- Atherton vs Los Angeles, CA
- Atherton vs Chicago, IL
- Atherton vs Houston, TX
- Atherton vs Phoenix, AZ
- Atherton vs Philadelphia, PA
Stanford vs another city
- Stanford vs Palo Alto, CA
- Stanford vs East Palo Alto, CA
- Stanford vs Menlo Park, CA
- Stanford vs North Fair Oaks, CA
- Stanford vs Los Altos Hills, CA
- Stanford vs New York, NY
- Stanford vs Los Angeles, CA
- Stanford vs Chicago, IL
- Stanford vs Houston, TX
- Stanford vs Phoenix, AZ
- Stanford vs Philadelphia, PA
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).