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New York, NY vs San Diego, CA weather comparison

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New York picks up around 27 more inches of snow each winter.

San Diego has around 65 fewer freezing nights a year. San Diego sees rain or snow on roughly 83 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for New York, NY and San Diego, CA
New YorkMetricSan Diego
202 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies283 days
44 inPrecipitationper year12 in
121 daysWet daysrain or snow per year38 days
27 inSnowfallper year0 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F15 days
65 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F0 days
71%Humidityaverage relative74%
56 °FAverage temperatureyear round64 °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.

New YorkSan Diego

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovNew York, Jan: 40 °FNew York, Feb: 42 °FNew York, Mar: 50 °FNew York, Apr: 61 °FNew York, May: 71 °FNew York, Jun: 80 °FNew York, Jul: 85 °FNew York, Aug: 83 °FNew York, Sep: 77 °FNew York, Oct: 65 °FNew York, Nov: 54 °FNew York, Dec: 45 °FSan Diego, Jan: 67 °FSan Diego, Feb: 67 °FSan Diego, Mar: 69 °FSan Diego, Apr: 71 °FSan Diego, May: 72 °FSan Diego, Jun: 75 °FSan Diego, Jul: 80 °FSan Diego, Aug: 82 °FSan Diego, Sep: 81 °FSan Diego, Oct: 78 °FSan Diego, Nov: 73 °FSan Diego, Dec: 67 °F

Daily lows

4060JanMarMayJulSepNovNew York, Jan: 28 °FNew York, Feb: 29 °FNew York, Mar: 36 °FNew York, Apr: 45 °FNew York, May: 55 °FNew York, Jun: 64 °FNew York, Jul: 71 °FNew York, Aug: 69 °FNew York, Sep: 63 °FNew York, Oct: 52 °FNew York, Nov: 42 °FNew York, Dec: 34 °FSan Diego, Jan: 46 °FSan Diego, Feb: 47 °FSan Diego, Mar: 50 °FSan Diego, Apr: 53 °FSan Diego, May: 57 °FSan Diego, Jun: 60 °FSan Diego, Jul: 64 °FSan Diego, Aug: 65 °FSan Diego, Sep: 64 °FSan Diego, Oct: 58 °FSan Diego, Nov: 50 °FSan Diego, Dec: 45 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York high404250617180858377655445
San Diego high676769717275808281787367
New York low282936455564716963524234
San Diego low464750535760646564585045

Monthly precipitation

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

New YorkSan Diego
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovNew York, Jan: 3.2 inNew York, Feb: 3.0 inNew York, Mar: 4.1 inNew York, Apr: 3.6 inNew York, May: 3.3 inNew York, Jun: 3.9 inNew York, Jul: 4.0 inNew York, Aug: 4.0 inNew York, Sep: 3.7 inNew York, Oct: 3.8 inNew York, Nov: 3.0 inNew York, Dec: 3.9 inSan Diego, Jan: 2.3 inSan Diego, Feb: 2.9 inSan Diego, Mar: 1.9 inSan Diego, Apr: 0.9 inSan Diego, May: 0.4 inSan Diego, Jun: 0.1 inSan Diego, Jul: 0.1 inSan Diego, Aug: 0.1 inSan Diego, Sep: 0.2 inSan Diego, Oct: 0.6 inSan Diego, Nov: 0.9 inSan Diego, Dec: 1.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York3.23.04.13.63.33.94.04.03.73.83.03.9
San Diego2.32.91.90.90.40.10.10.10.20.60.91.9

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

New YorkSan Diego
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovNew York, Jan: 17 daysNew York, Feb: 16 daysNew York, Mar: 17 daysNew York, Apr: 15 daysNew York, May: 15 daysNew York, Jun: 15 daysNew York, Jul: 18 daysNew York, Aug: 18 daysNew York, Sep: 18 daysNew York, Oct: 19 daysNew York, Nov: 17 daysNew York, Dec: 16 daysSan Diego, Jan: 20 daysSan Diego, Feb: 17 daysSan Diego, Mar: 20 daysSan Diego, Apr: 22 daysSan Diego, May: 22 daysSan Diego, Jun: 26 daysSan Diego, Jul: 28 daysSan Diego, Aug: 30 daysSan Diego, Sep: 28 daysSan Diego, Oct: 26 daysSan Diego, Nov: 24 daysSan Diego, Dec: 21 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York171617151515181818191716
San Diego201720222226283028262421

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).