AZ
Payson picks up around 23 more inches of snow each winter.
Fountain Hills has around 115 fewer freezing nights a year. Fountain Hills endures about 101 more days above 90 °F each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Fountain Hills | Metric | Payson |
|---|---|---|
| 306 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 292 days |
| 11 in | Precipitationper year | 20 in |
| 33 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 73 days |
| 0 in | Snowfallper year | 23 in |
| 166 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 65 days |
| 3 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 119 days |
| 38% | Humidityaverage relative | 48% |
| 72 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 57 °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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Hills high | 64 | 67 | 74 | 82 | 91 | 101 | 103 | 102 | 97 | 87 | 74 | 63 |
| Payson high | 56 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 80 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 64 | 55 |
| Fountain Hills low | 44 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 44 |
| Payson low | 26 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 59 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 26 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Hills | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Payson | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Hills | 23 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
| Payson | 22 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Fountain Hills vs another city
- Fountain Hills vs Scottsdale, AZ
- Fountain Hills vs Paradise Valley, AZ
- Fountain Hills vs Mesa, AZ
- Fountain Hills vs Tempe, AZ
- Fountain Hills vs Apache Junction, AZ
- Fountain Hills vs Phoenix, AZ
- Fountain Hills vs New York, NY
- Fountain Hills vs Los Angeles, CA
- Fountain Hills vs Chicago, IL
- Fountain Hills vs Houston, TX
- Fountain Hills vs Philadelphia, PA
- Fountain Hills vs San Antonio, TX
Payson vs another city
- Payson vs Camp Verde, AZ
- Payson vs Village of Oak Creek, AZ
- Payson vs Cave Creek, AZ
- Payson vs Scottsdale, AZ
- Payson vs Verde Village, AZ
- Payson vs New York, NY
- Payson vs Los Angeles, CA
- Payson vs Chicago, IL
- Payson vs Houston, TX
- Payson vs Phoenix, AZ
- Payson vs Philadelphia, PA
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).