AZ
Federal Way picks up around 18 more inches of snow each winter.
Phoenix endures about 160 more days above 90 °F each year. Phoenix sees rain or snow on roughly 122 fewer days each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Federal Way | Metric | Phoenix |
|---|---|---|
| 148 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 307 days |
| 54 in | Precipitationper year | 7 in |
| 156 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 33 days |
| 18 in | Snowfallper year | 0 in |
| 3 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 163 days |
| 29 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 2 days |
| 79% | Humidityaverage relative | 35% |
| 54 °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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Way high | 48 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 52 | 47 |
| Phoenix high | 66 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 92 | 102 | 105 | 103 | 98 | 87 | 75 | 65 |
| Federal Way low | 37 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 46 | 40 | 37 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Way | 7.5 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Way | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
| 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.
Federal Way vs another city
- Federal Way vs Lakeland North, WA
- Federal Way vs Lakeland South, WA
- Federal Way vs Milton, WA
- Federal Way vs Pacific, WA
- Federal Way vs Des Moines, WA
- Federal Way vs Fife, WA
- Federal Way vs New York, NY
- Federal Way vs Los Angeles, CA
- Federal Way vs Chicago, IL
- Federal Way vs Houston, TX
- Federal Way 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).