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Columbia, MD vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

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Columbia picks up around 27 more inches of snow each winter.

Phoenix has around 88 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

Annual weather statistics for Columbia, MD and Phoenix, AZ
ColumbiaMetricPhoenix
205 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
44 inPrecipitationper year7 in
121 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
27 inSnowfallper year0 in
34 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
90 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
69%Humidityaverage relative35%
57 °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.

ColumbiaPhoenix

Daily highs

406080100JanMarMayJulSepNovColumbia, Jan: 43 °FColumbia, Feb: 46 °FColumbia, Mar: 55 °FColumbia, Apr: 67 °FColumbia, May: 75 °FColumbia, Jun: 84 °FColumbia, Jul: 88 °FColumbia, Aug: 87 °FColumbia, Sep: 80 °FColumbia, Oct: 68 °FColumbia, Nov: 57 °FColumbia, 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

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovColumbia, Jan: 26 °FColumbia, Feb: 28 °FColumbia, Mar: 34 °FColumbia, Apr: 44 °FColumbia, May: 54 °FColumbia, Jun: 64 °FColumbia, Jul: 68 °FColumbia, Aug: 67 °FColumbia, Sep: 60 °FColumbia, Oct: 48 °FColumbia, Nov: 38 °FColumbia, 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
Columbia high434655677584888780685747
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Columbia low262834445464686760483830
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

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

ColumbiaPhoenix
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovColumbia, Jan: 3.2 inColumbia, Feb: 2.9 inColumbia, Mar: 4.0 inColumbia, Apr: 3.5 inColumbia, May: 3.8 inColumbia, Jun: 3.7 inColumbia, Jul: 4.2 inColumbia, Aug: 3.8 inColumbia, Sep: 4.6 inColumbia, Oct: 3.6 inColumbia, Nov: 3.0 inColumbia, Dec: 3.7 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
Columbia3.22.94.03.53.83.74.23.84.63.63.03.7
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.

ColumbiaPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovColumbia, Jan: 16 daysColumbia, Feb: 15 daysColumbia, Mar: 16 daysColumbia, Apr: 16 daysColumbia, May: 16 daysColumbia, Jun: 17 daysColumbia, Jul: 19 daysColumbia, Aug: 19 daysColumbia, Sep: 18 daysColumbia, Oct: 20 daysColumbia, Nov: 17 daysColumbia, Dec: 16 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
Columbia161516161617191918201716
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).