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Bethesda, MD vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Bethesda

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

Phoenix has around 91 fewer freezing nights a year. Phoenix endures about 122 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 Bethesda, MD and Phoenix, AZ
BethesdaMetricPhoenix
206 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
42 inPrecipitationper year7 in
119 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
14 inSnowfallper year0 in
41 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
93 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
69%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.

BethesdaPhoenix

Daily highs

406080100JanMarMayJulSepNovBethesda, Jan: 43 °FBethesda, Feb: 46 °FBethesda, Mar: 55 °FBethesda, Apr: 67 °FBethesda, May: 76 °FBethesda, Jun: 84 °FBethesda, Jul: 88 °FBethesda, Aug: 86 °FBethesda, Sep: 79 °FBethesda, Oct: 68 °FBethesda, Nov: 56 °FBethesda, 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

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBethesda, Jan: 26 °FBethesda, Feb: 28 °FBethesda, Mar: 34 °FBethesda, Apr: 44 °FBethesda, May: 54 °FBethesda, Jun: 63 °FBethesda, Jul: 68 °FBethesda, Aug: 67 °FBethesda, Sep: 60 °FBethesda, Oct: 47 °FBethesda, Nov: 37 °FBethesda, Dec: 30 °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
Bethesda high434655677684888679685647
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Bethesda low262834445463686760473730
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

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

BethesdaPhoenix
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBethesda, Jan: 3.1 inBethesda, Feb: 2.9 inBethesda, Mar: 3.9 inBethesda, Apr: 3.4 inBethesda, May: 3.8 inBethesda, Jun: 3.5 inBethesda, Jul: 4.1 inBethesda, Aug: 3.5 inBethesda, Sep: 4.3 inBethesda, Oct: 3.4 inBethesda, Nov: 2.9 inBethesda, Dec: 3.5 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
Bethesda3.12.93.93.43.83.54.13.54.33.42.93.5
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.

BethesdaPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovBethesda, Jan: 16 daysBethesda, Feb: 15 daysBethesda, Mar: 16 daysBethesda, Apr: 16 daysBethesda, May: 16 daysBethesda, Jun: 17 daysBethesda, Jul: 19 daysBethesda, Aug: 19 daysBethesda, Sep: 18 daysBethesda, Oct: 19 daysBethesda, Nov: 18 daysBethesda, 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
Bethesda161516161617191918191817
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).