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Modesto, CA vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Modesto

CA

Phoenix endures about 73 more days above 90 °F each year.

Phoenix sees rain or snow on roughly 20 fewer days each year. Phoenix enjoys about 33 more sunny days a year than Modesto.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Modesto, CA and Phoenix, AZ
ModestoMetricPhoenix
275 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
12 inPrecipitationper year7 in
54 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
0 inSnowfallper year0 in
90 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
12 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
57%Humidityaverage relative35%
63 °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.

ModestoPhoenix

Daily highs

6080100JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 56 °FModesto, Feb: 62 °FModesto, Mar: 68 °FModesto, Apr: 74 °FModesto, May: 82 °FModesto, Jun: 90 °FModesto, Jul: 95 °FModesto, Aug: 93 °FModesto, Sep: 89 °FModesto, Oct: 79 °FModesto, Nov: 66 °FModesto, Dec: 56 °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

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 39 °FModesto, Feb: 42 °FModesto, Mar: 45 °FModesto, Apr: 49 °FModesto, May: 54 °FModesto, Jun: 59 °FModesto, Jul: 63 °FModesto, Aug: 62 °FModesto, Sep: 59 °FModesto, Oct: 52 °FModesto, Nov: 43 °FModesto, Dec: 39 °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
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Modesto high566268748290959389796656
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Modesto low394245495459636259524339
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

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

ModestoPhoenix
0.01.02.0JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 2.4 inModesto, Feb: 2.2 inModesto, Mar: 1.9 inModesto, Apr: 1.0 inModesto, May: 0.5 inModesto, Jun: 0.1 inModesto, Jul: 0.0 inModesto, Aug: 0.0 inModesto, Sep: 0.1 inModesto, Oct: 0.6 inModesto, Nov: 1.2 inModesto, Dec: 2.3 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
Modesto2.42.21.91.00.50.10.00.00.10.61.22.3
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.

ModestoPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 15 daysModesto, Feb: 15 daysModesto, Mar: 18 daysModesto, Apr: 21 daysModesto, May: 25 daysModesto, Jun: 28 daysModesto, Jul: 30 daysModesto, Aug: 30 daysModesto, Sep: 29 daysModesto, Oct: 27 daysModesto, Nov: 20 daysModesto, Dec: 17 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
Modesto151518212528303029272017
Phoenix232125272929242628282524

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).