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Lancaster, PA vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Lancaster

PA

Lancaster picks up around 22 more inches of snow each winter.

Phoenix has around 110 fewer freezing nights a year. Phoenix endures about 142 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 Lancaster, PA and Phoenix, AZ
LancasterMetricPhoenix
196 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
43 inPrecipitationper year7 in
122 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
22 inSnowfallper year0 in
21 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
111 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
69%Humidityaverage relative35%
54 °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.

LancasterPhoenix

Daily highs

406080100JanMarMayJulSepNovLancaster, Jan: 40 °FLancaster, Feb: 43 °FLancaster, Mar: 52 °FLancaster, Apr: 64 °FLancaster, May: 74 °FLancaster, Jun: 83 °FLancaster, Jul: 87 °FLancaster, Aug: 85 °FLancaster, Sep: 78 °FLancaster, Oct: 66 °FLancaster, Nov: 55 °FLancaster, Dec: 44 °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

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovLancaster, Jan: 22 °FLancaster, Feb: 24 °FLancaster, Mar: 31 °FLancaster, Apr: 40 °FLancaster, May: 50 °FLancaster, Jun: 60 °FLancaster, Jul: 65 °FLancaster, Aug: 63 °FLancaster, Sep: 55 °FLancaster, Oct: 44 °FLancaster, Nov: 34 °FLancaster, Dec: 27 °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
Lancaster high404352647483878578665544
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Lancaster low222431405060656355443427
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

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

LancasterPhoenix
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovLancaster, Jan: 3.1 inLancaster, Feb: 2.9 inLancaster, Mar: 3.9 inLancaster, Apr: 3.6 inLancaster, May: 3.6 inLancaster, Jun: 3.7 inLancaster, Jul: 3.9 inLancaster, Aug: 3.4 inLancaster, Sep: 4.3 inLancaster, Oct: 3.6 inLancaster, Nov: 3.0 inLancaster, Dec: 3.6 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
Lancaster3.12.93.93.63.63.73.93.44.33.63.03.6
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.

LancasterPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovLancaster, Jan: 15 daysLancaster, Feb: 14 daysLancaster, Mar: 16 daysLancaster, Apr: 15 daysLancaster, May: 16 daysLancaster, Jun: 16 daysLancaster, Jul: 19 daysLancaster, Aug: 18 daysLancaster, Sep: 18 daysLancaster, Oct: 19 daysLancaster, Nov: 17 daysLancaster, Dec: 15 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
Lancaster151416151616191818191715
Phoenix232125272929242628282524

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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).