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Chapel Hill, NC vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Chapel Hill

NC

Phoenix has around 68 fewer freezing nights a year.

Phoenix endures about 120 more days above 90 °F each year. Phoenix sees rain or snow on roughly 89 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chapel Hill, NC and Phoenix, AZ
Chapel HillMetricPhoenix
209 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
44 inPrecipitationper year7 in
122 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
4 inSnowfallper year0 in
43 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
70 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
71%Humidityaverage relative35%
60 °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.

Chapel HillPhoenix

Daily highs

6080100JanMarMayJulSepNovChapel Hill, Jan: 51 °FChapel Hill, Feb: 55 °FChapel Hill, Mar: 62 °FChapel Hill, Apr: 72 °FChapel Hill, May: 79 °FChapel Hill, Jun: 86 °FChapel Hill, Jul: 89 °FChapel Hill, Aug: 88 °FChapel Hill, Sep: 82 °FChapel Hill, Oct: 72 °FChapel Hill, Nov: 62 °FChapel Hill, Dec: 54 °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

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovChapel Hill, Jan: 31 °FChapel Hill, Feb: 33 °FChapel Hill, Mar: 40 °FChapel Hill, Apr: 48 °FChapel Hill, May: 57 °FChapel Hill, Jun: 65 °FChapel Hill, Jul: 69 °FChapel Hill, Aug: 68 °FChapel Hill, Sep: 62 °FChapel Hill, Oct: 49 °FChapel Hill, Nov: 39 °FChapel Hill, Dec: 34 °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
Chapel Hill high515562727986898882726254
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Chapel Hill low313340485765696862493934
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

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

Chapel HillPhoenix
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovChapel Hill, Jan: 3.6 inChapel Hill, Feb: 3.2 inChapel Hill, Mar: 4.3 inChapel Hill, Apr: 3.5 inChapel Hill, May: 3.4 inChapel Hill, Jun: 3.9 inChapel Hill, Jul: 4.3 inChapel Hill, Aug: 3.9 inChapel Hill, Sep: 4.4 inChapel Hill, Oct: 3.1 inChapel Hill, Nov: 3.3 inChapel Hill, 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
Chapel Hill3.63.24.33.53.43.94.33.94.43.13.33.5
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.

Chapel HillPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovChapel Hill, Jan: 17 daysChapel Hill, Feb: 15 daysChapel Hill, Mar: 17 daysChapel Hill, Apr: 18 daysChapel Hill, May: 16 daysChapel Hill, Jun: 17 daysChapel Hill, Jul: 17 daysChapel Hill, Aug: 18 daysChapel Hill, Sep: 17 daysChapel Hill, Oct: 20 daysChapel Hill, Nov: 19 daysChapel Hill, 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
Chapel Hill171517181617171817201917
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).