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Atlantic City, NJ vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Atlantic City

NJ

Atlantic City picks up around 17 more inches of snow each winter.

Phoenix has around 54 fewer freezing nights a year. Phoenix endures about 155 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 Atlantic City, NJ and Phoenix, AZ
Atlantic CityMetricPhoenix
207 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
42 inPrecipitationper year7 in
113 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
17 inSnowfallper year0 in
8 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
55 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
72%Humidityaverage relative35%
56 °FAverage temperatureyear round74 °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.

Atlantic CityPhoenix

Daily highs

406080100JanMarMayJulSepNovAtlantic City, Jan: 42 °FAtlantic City, Feb: 43 °FAtlantic City, Mar: 49 °FAtlantic City, Apr: 58 °FAtlantic City, May: 66 °FAtlantic City, Jun: 76 °FAtlantic City, Jul: 81 °FAtlantic City, Aug: 80 °FAtlantic City, Sep: 75 °FAtlantic City, Oct: 65 °FAtlantic City, Nov: 55 °FAtlantic City, Dec: 47 °FPhoenix, Jan: 66 °FPhoenix, Feb: 69 °FPhoenix, Mar: 76 °FPhoenix, Apr: 83 °FPhoenix, May: 92 °FPhoenix, Jun: 102 °FPhoenix, Jul: 105 °FPhoenix, Aug: 103 °FPhoenix, Sep: 98 °FPhoenix, Oct: 87 °FPhoenix, Nov: 75 °FPhoenix, Dec: 65 °F

Daily lows

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovAtlantic City, Jan: 30 °FAtlantic City, Feb: 31 °FAtlantic City, Mar: 37 °FAtlantic City, Apr: 46 °FAtlantic City, May: 55 °FAtlantic City, Jun: 65 °FAtlantic City, Jul: 71 °FAtlantic City, Aug: 70 °FAtlantic City, Sep: 64 °FAtlantic City, Oct: 53 °FAtlantic City, Nov: 43 °FAtlantic City, Dec: 35 °FPhoenix, Jan: 44 °FPhoenix, Feb: 47 °FPhoenix, Mar: 52 °FPhoenix, Apr: 58 °FPhoenix, May: 67 °FPhoenix, Jun: 75 °FPhoenix, Jul: 82 °FPhoenix, Aug: 82 °FPhoenix, Sep: 76 °FPhoenix, Oct: 64 °FPhoenix, Nov: 51 °FPhoenix, Dec: 43 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Atlantic City high424349586676818075655547
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Atlantic City low303137465565717064534335
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

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

Atlantic CityPhoenix
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovAtlantic City, Jan: 3.2 inAtlantic City, Feb: 3.2 inAtlantic City, Mar: 4.1 inAtlantic City, Apr: 3.3 inAtlantic City, May: 3.1 inAtlantic City, Jun: 3.3 inAtlantic City, Jul: 3.3 inAtlantic City, Aug: 4.3 inAtlantic City, Sep: 3.7 inAtlantic City, Oct: 3.9 inAtlantic City, Nov: 3.0 inAtlantic City, Dec: 3.9 inPhoenix, Jan: 0.9 inPhoenix, Feb: 1.1 inPhoenix, Mar: 0.8 inPhoenix, Apr: 0.2 inPhoenix, May: 0.1 inPhoenix, Jun: 0.1 inPhoenix, Jul: 0.6 inPhoenix, Aug: 0.9 inPhoenix, Sep: 0.7 inPhoenix, Oct: 0.6 inPhoenix, Nov: 0.5 inPhoenix, Dec: 0.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Atlantic City3.23.24.13.33.13.33.34.33.73.93.03.9
Phoenix0.91.10.80.20.10.10.60.90.70.60.50.8

Monthly sunny days

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

Atlantic CityPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovAtlantic City, Jan: 17 daysAtlantic City, Feb: 16 daysAtlantic City, Mar: 16 daysAtlantic City, Apr: 16 daysAtlantic City, May: 16 daysAtlantic City, Jun: 17 daysAtlantic City, Jul: 18 daysAtlantic City, Aug: 20 daysAtlantic City, Sep: 18 daysAtlantic City, Oct: 19 daysAtlantic City, Nov: 18 daysAtlantic City, Dec: 17 daysPhoenix, Jan: 23 daysPhoenix, Feb: 21 daysPhoenix, Mar: 25 daysPhoenix, Apr: 27 daysPhoenix, May: 29 daysPhoenix, Jun: 29 daysPhoenix, Jul: 24 daysPhoenix, Aug: 26 daysPhoenix, Sep: 28 daysPhoenix, Oct: 28 daysPhoenix, Nov: 25 daysPhoenix, Dec: 24 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Atlantic City171616161617182018191817
Phoenix232125272929242628282524

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).