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Atlanta, GA vs San Francisco, CA weather comparison

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San Francisco has around 47 fewer freezing nights a year.

Atlanta endures about 49 more days above 90 °F each year. San Francisco sees rain or snow on roughly 53 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Atlanta, GA and San Francisco, CA
AtlantaMetricSan Francisco
203 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies248 days
46 inPrecipitationper year23 in
125 daysWet daysrain or snow per year71 days
2 inSnowfallper year0 in
52 daysHot daysabove 90 °F3 days
47 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F0 days
71%Humidityaverage relative77%
63 °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.

AtlantaSan Francisco

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovAtlanta, Jan: 53 °FAtlanta, Feb: 58 °FAtlanta, Mar: 66 °FAtlanta, Apr: 74 °FAtlanta, May: 81 °FAtlanta, Jun: 87 °FAtlanta, Jul: 90 °FAtlanta, Aug: 89 °FAtlanta, Sep: 84 °FAtlanta, Oct: 74 °FAtlanta, Nov: 64 °FAtlanta, Dec: 56 °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

4060JanMarMayJulSepNovAtlanta, Jan: 34 °FAtlanta, Feb: 37 °FAtlanta, Mar: 43 °FAtlanta, Apr: 50 °FAtlanta, May: 59 °FAtlanta, Jun: 67 °FAtlanta, Jul: 71 °FAtlanta, Aug: 70 °FAtlanta, Sep: 64 °FAtlanta, Oct: 52 °FAtlanta, Nov: 42 °FAtlanta, Dec: 37 °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
Atlanta high535866748187908984746456
San Francisco high586062636466666870706458
Atlanta low343743505967717064524237
San Francisco low474849505153555656545147

Monthly precipitation

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

AtlantaSan Francisco
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovAtlanta, Jan: 4.2 inAtlanta, Feb: 4.4 inAtlanta, Mar: 4.4 inAtlanta, Apr: 3.5 inAtlanta, May: 3.0 inAtlanta, Jun: 3.8 inAtlanta, Jul: 4.2 inAtlanta, Aug: 3.8 inAtlanta, Sep: 3.5 inAtlanta, Oct: 3.0 inAtlanta, Nov: 3.7 inAtlanta, Dec: 4.3 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
Atlanta4.24.44.43.53.03.84.23.83.53.03.74.3
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.

AtlantaSan Francisco
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovAtlanta, Jan: 16 daysAtlanta, Feb: 14 daysAtlanta, Mar: 16 daysAtlanta, Apr: 17 daysAtlanta, May: 18 daysAtlanta, Jun: 17 daysAtlanta, Jul: 17 daysAtlanta, Aug: 17 daysAtlanta, Sep: 19 daysAtlanta, Oct: 20 daysAtlanta, Nov: 18 daysAtlanta, Dec: 15 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
Atlanta161416171817171719201815
San Francisco141316192225282727241815

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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).