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Denver, CO vs Tucson, AZ weather comparison

Denver

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Tucson has around 147 fewer freezing nights a year.

Denver picks up around 44 more inches of snow each winter. Tucson endures about 112 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 Tucson, AZ
DenverMetricTucson
270 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies302 days
15 inPrecipitationper year11 in
84 daysWet daysrain or snow per year47 days
49 inSnowfallper year5 in
42 daysHot daysabove 90 °F155 days
155 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F9 days
53%Humidityaverage relative37%
51 °FAverage temperatureyear round71 °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.

DenverTucson

Daily highs

6080100JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, 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 °FTucson, Jan: 66 °FTucson, Feb: 69 °FTucson, Mar: 75 °FTucson, Apr: 83 °FTucson, May: 91 °FTucson, Jun: 101 °FTucson, Jul: 100 °FTucson, Aug: 98 °FTucson, Sep: 95 °FTucson, Oct: 86 °FTucson, Nov: 75 °FTucson, Dec: 65 °F

Daily lows

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, 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 °FTucson, Jan: 41 °FTucson, Feb: 44 °FTucson, Mar: 49 °FTucson, Apr: 54 °FTucson, May: 63 °FTucson, Jun: 72 °FTucson, Jul: 76 °FTucson, Aug: 75 °FTucson, Sep: 70 °FTucson, Oct: 59 °FTucson, Nov: 48 °FTucson, Dec: 41 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Denver high474756627284908880675546
Tucson high66697583911011009895867565
Denver low181927344353595748362618
Tucson low414449546372767570594841

Monthly precipitation

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

DenverTucson
0.01.02.0JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, 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 inTucson, Jan: 1.3 inTucson, Feb: 1.3 inTucson, Mar: 0.8 inTucson, Apr: 0.3 inTucson, May: 0.1 inTucson, Jun: 0.2 inTucson, Jul: 1.5 inTucson, Aug: 1.5 inTucson, Sep: 1.0 inTucson, Oct: 0.6 inTucson, Nov: 0.7 inTucson, Dec: 1.3 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Denver0.70.71.42.12.51.61.21.21.11.20.90.6
Tucson1.31.30.80.30.10.21.51.51.00.60.71.3

Monthly sunny days

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

DenverTucson
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 daysTucson, Jan: 23 daysTucson, Feb: 21 daysTucson, Mar: 25 daysTucson, Apr: 27 daysTucson, May: 28 daysTucson, Jun: 28 daysTucson, Jul: 22 daysTucson, Aug: 24 daysTucson, Sep: 27 daysTucson, Oct: 28 daysTucson, Nov: 25 daysTucson, Dec: 24 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Denver232021182024252424242324
Tucson232125272828222427282524

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).