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Denver, CO vs San Diego, CA weather comparison

Denver

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Denver picks up around 49 more inches of snow each winter.

San Diego has around 155 fewer freezing nights a year. Denver endures about 27 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 Denver, CO and San Diego, CA
DenverMetricSan Diego
270 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies283 days
15 inPrecipitationper year12 in
84 daysWet daysrain or snow per year38 days
49 inSnowfallper year0 in
42 daysHot daysabove 90 °F15 days
155 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F0 days
53%Humidityaverage relative74%
51 °FAverage temperatureyear round64 °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.

DenverSan Diego

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, Jan: 47 °FDenver, Feb: 47 °FDenver, Mar: 56 °FDenver, Apr: 62 °FDenver, May: 72 °FDenver, Jun: 84 °FDenver, Jul: 90 °FDenver, Aug: 88 °FDenver, Sep: 80 °FDenver, Oct: 67 °FDenver, Nov: 55 °FDenver, Dec: 46 °FSan Diego, Jan: 67 °FSan Diego, Feb: 67 °FSan Diego, Mar: 69 °FSan Diego, Apr: 71 °FSan Diego, May: 72 °FSan Diego, Jun: 75 °FSan Diego, Jul: 80 °FSan Diego, Aug: 82 °FSan Diego, Sep: 81 °FSan Diego, Oct: 78 °FSan Diego, Nov: 73 °FSan Diego, Dec: 67 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, Jan: 18 °FDenver, Feb: 19 °FDenver, Mar: 27 °FDenver, Apr: 34 °FDenver, May: 43 °FDenver, Jun: 53 °FDenver, Jul: 59 °FDenver, Aug: 57 °FDenver, Sep: 48 °FDenver, Oct: 36 °FDenver, Nov: 26 °FDenver, Dec: 18 °FSan Diego, Jan: 46 °FSan Diego, Feb: 47 °FSan Diego, Mar: 50 °FSan Diego, Apr: 53 °FSan Diego, May: 57 °FSan Diego, Jun: 60 °FSan Diego, Jul: 64 °FSan Diego, Aug: 65 °FSan Diego, Sep: 64 °FSan Diego, Oct: 58 °FSan Diego, Nov: 50 °FSan Diego, Dec: 45 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Denver high474756627284908880675546
San Diego high676769717275808281787367
Denver low181927344353595748362618
San Diego low464750535760646564585045

Monthly precipitation

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

DenverSan Diego
0.01.02.03.0JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, Jan: 0.7 inDenver, Feb: 0.7 inDenver, Mar: 1.4 inDenver, Apr: 2.1 inDenver, May: 2.5 inDenver, Jun: 1.6 inDenver, Jul: 1.2 inDenver, Aug: 1.2 inDenver, Sep: 1.1 inDenver, Oct: 1.2 inDenver, Nov: 0.9 inDenver, Dec: 0.6 inSan Diego, Jan: 2.3 inSan Diego, Feb: 2.9 inSan Diego, Mar: 1.9 inSan Diego, Apr: 0.9 inSan Diego, May: 0.4 inSan Diego, Jun: 0.1 inSan Diego, Jul: 0.1 inSan Diego, Aug: 0.1 inSan Diego, Sep: 0.2 inSan Diego, Oct: 0.6 inSan Diego, Nov: 0.9 inSan Diego, Dec: 1.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Denver0.70.71.42.12.51.61.21.21.11.20.90.6
San Diego2.32.91.90.90.40.10.10.10.20.60.91.9

Monthly sunny days

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

DenverSan Diego
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, Jan: 23 daysDenver, Feb: 20 daysDenver, Mar: 21 daysDenver, Apr: 18 daysDenver, May: 20 daysDenver, Jun: 24 daysDenver, Jul: 25 daysDenver, Aug: 24 daysDenver, Sep: 24 daysDenver, Oct: 24 daysDenver, Nov: 23 daysDenver, Dec: 24 daysSan Diego, Jan: 20 daysSan Diego, Feb: 17 daysSan Diego, Mar: 20 daysSan Diego, Apr: 22 daysSan Diego, May: 22 daysSan Diego, Jun: 26 daysSan Diego, Jul: 28 daysSan Diego, Aug: 30 daysSan Diego, Sep: 28 daysSan Diego, Oct: 26 daysSan Diego, Nov: 24 daysSan Diego, Dec: 21 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Denver232021182024252424242324
San Diego201720222226283028262421

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).