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Los Angeles, CA vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Los Angeles

CA

Phoenix endures about 156 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 Los Angeles, CA and Phoenix, AZ
Los AngelesMetricPhoenix
300 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
13 inPrecipitationper year7 in
30 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
0 inSnowfallper year0 in
7 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
0 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
65%Humidityaverage relative35%
64 °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.

Los AngelesPhoenix

Daily highs

80100JanMarMayJulSepNovLos Angeles, Jan: 67 °FLos Angeles, Feb: 66 °FLos Angeles, Mar: 68 °FLos Angeles, Apr: 70 °FLos Angeles, May: 71 °FLos Angeles, Jun: 74 °FLos Angeles, Jul: 77 °FLos Angeles, Aug: 79 °FLos Angeles, Sep: 78 °FLos Angeles, Oct: 76 °FLos Angeles, Nov: 71 °FLos Angeles, Dec: 66 °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

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovLos Angeles, Jan: 48 °FLos Angeles, Feb: 49 °FLos Angeles, Mar: 51 °FLos Angeles, Apr: 53 °FLos Angeles, May: 57 °FLos Angeles, Jun: 60 °FLos Angeles, Jul: 63 °FLos Angeles, Aug: 64 °FLos Angeles, Sep: 62 °FLos Angeles, Oct: 58 °FLos Angeles, Nov: 52 °FLos Angeles, Dec: 47 °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
Los Angeles high676668707174777978767166
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Los Angeles low484951535760636462585247
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

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

Los AngelesPhoenix
0.01.02.03.0JanMarMayJulSepNovLos Angeles, Jan: 3.1 inLos Angeles, Feb: 3.3 inLos Angeles, Mar: 2.2 inLos Angeles, Apr: 0.7 inLos Angeles, May: 0.3 inLos Angeles, Jun: 0.1 inLos Angeles, Jul: 0.1 inLos Angeles, Aug: 0.0 inLos Angeles, Sep: 0.1 inLos Angeles, Oct: 0.6 inLos Angeles, Nov: 0.7 inLos Angeles, Dec: 2.0 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
Los Angeles3.13.32.20.70.30.10.10.00.10.60.72.0
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.

Los AngelesPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovLos Angeles, Jan: 20 daysLos Angeles, Feb: 18 daysLos Angeles, Mar: 22 daysLos Angeles, Apr: 25 daysLos Angeles, May: 26 daysLos Angeles, Jun: 28 daysLos Angeles, Jul: 30 daysLos Angeles, Aug: 30 daysLos Angeles, Sep: 29 daysLos Angeles, Oct: 27 daysLos Angeles, Nov: 24 daysLos Angeles, Dec: 22 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
Los Angeles201822252628303029272422
Phoenix232125272929242628282524

Keep comparing

Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.

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).