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Atlanta, GA vs San Jose, CA weather comparison

Atlanta

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San Jose has around 43 fewer freezing nights a year.

Atlanta endures about 32 more days above 90 °F each year. San Jose sees rain or snow on roughly 65 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 Jose, CA
AtlantaMetricSan Jose
203 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies263 days
46 inPrecipitationper year17 in
125 daysWet daysrain or snow per year60 days
2 inSnowfallper year0 in
52 daysHot daysabove 90 °F21 days
47 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F5 days
71%Humidityaverage relative67%
63 °FAverage temperatureyear round61 °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 Jose

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 Jose, Jan: 59 °FSan Jose, Feb: 62 °FSan Jose, Mar: 66 °FSan Jose, Apr: 70 °FSan Jose, May: 75 °FSan Jose, Jun: 80 °FSan Jose, Jul: 82 °FSan Jose, Aug: 83 °FSan Jose, Sep: 82 °FSan Jose, Oct: 75 °FSan Jose, Nov: 65 °FSan Jose, Dec: 59 °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 Jose, Jan: 42 °FSan Jose, Feb: 44 °FSan Jose, Mar: 46 °FSan Jose, Apr: 48 °FSan Jose, May: 52 °FSan Jose, Jun: 55 °FSan Jose, Jul: 58 °FSan Jose, Aug: 58 °FSan Jose, Sep: 57 °FSan Jose, Oct: 52 °FSan Jose, Nov: 46 °FSan Jose, Dec: 42 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Atlanta high535866748187908984746456
San Jose high596266707580828382756559
Atlanta low343743505967717064524237
San Jose low424446485255585857524642

Monthly precipitation

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

AtlantaSan Jose
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 Jose, Jan: 3.4 inSan Jose, Feb: 3.4 inSan Jose, Mar: 2.6 inSan Jose, Apr: 1.2 inSan Jose, May: 0.6 inSan Jose, Jun: 0.1 inSan Jose, Jul: 0.0 inSan Jose, Aug: 0.0 inSan Jose, Sep: 0.1 inSan Jose, Oct: 0.8 inSan Jose, Nov: 1.5 inSan Jose, Dec: 3.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Atlanta4.24.44.43.53.03.84.23.83.53.03.74.3
San Jose3.43.42.61.20.60.10.00.00.10.81.53.0

Monthly sunny days

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

AtlantaSan Jose
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovAtlanta, 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 Jose, Jan: 15 daysSan Jose, Feb: 14 daysSan Jose, Mar: 16 daysSan Jose, Apr: 19 daysSan Jose, May: 24 daysSan Jose, Jun: 27 daysSan Jose, Jul: 30 daysSan Jose, Aug: 30 daysSan Jose, Sep: 29 daysSan Jose, Oct: 26 daysSan Jose, Nov: 19 daysSan Jose, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Atlanta161416171817171719201815
San Jose151416192427303029261916

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).