AZ
Charleston picks up around 19 more inches of snow each winter.
Phoenix has around 103 fewer freezing nights a year. Phoenix endures about 129 more days above 90 °F each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Charleston | Metric | Phoenix |
|---|---|---|
| 192 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 307 days |
| 42 in | Precipitationper year | 7 in |
| 120 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 33 days |
| 19 in | Snowfallper year | 0 in |
| 34 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 163 days |
| 104 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 2 days |
| 69% | Humidityaverage relative | 35% |
| 55 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 74 °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.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston high | 38 | 43 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 54 | 42 |
| Phoenix high | 66 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 92 | 102 | 105 | 103 | 98 | 87 | 75 | 65 |
| Charleston low | 21 | 25 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Phoenix low | 44 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 43 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| Phoenix | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
| Phoenix | 23 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Charleston vs another city
- Charleston vs Mattoon, IL
- Charleston vs Paris, IL
- Charleston vs Effingham, IL
- Charleston vs Savoy, IL
- Charleston vs Robinson, IL
- Charleston vs Terre Haute, IN
- Charleston vs New York, NY
- Charleston vs Los Angeles, CA
- Charleston vs Chicago, IL
- Charleston vs Houston, TX
- Charleston vs Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix vs another city
- Phoenix vs Glendale, AZ
- Phoenix vs Paradise Valley, AZ
- Phoenix vs Sun City, AZ
- Phoenix vs Youngtown, AZ
- Phoenix vs Tolleson, AZ
- Phoenix vs El Mirage, AZ
- Phoenix vs New York, NY
- Phoenix vs Los Angeles, CA
- Phoenix vs Chicago, IL
- Phoenix vs Houston, TX
- Phoenix vs Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix vs San Antonio, TX
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).