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Philadelphia, PA vs Santa Barbara, CA weather comparison

Philadelphia

PA

Santa Barbara has around 73 fewer freezing nights a year.

Philadelphia picks up around 16 more inches of snow each winter. Philadelphia endures about 26 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 Philadelphia, PA and Santa Barbara, CA
PhiladelphiaMetricSanta Barbara
203 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies306 days
43 inPrecipitationper year16 in
120 daysWet daysrain or snow per year35 days
18 inSnowfallper year2 in
36 daysHot daysabove 90 °F10 days
76 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
68%Humidityaverage relative62%
57 °FAverage temperatureyear round62 °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.

PhiladelphiaSanta Barbara

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovPhiladelphia, Jan: 41 °FPhiladelphia, Feb: 44 °FPhiladelphia, Mar: 53 °FPhiladelphia, Apr: 65 °FPhiladelphia, May: 75 °FPhiladelphia, Jun: 84 °FPhiladelphia, Jul: 89 °FPhiladelphia, Aug: 86 °FPhiladelphia, Sep: 80 °FPhiladelphia, Oct: 67 °FPhiladelphia, Nov: 56 °FPhiladelphia, Dec: 46 °FSanta Barbara, Jan: 67 °FSanta Barbara, Feb: 67 °FSanta Barbara, Mar: 68 °FSanta Barbara, Apr: 71 °FSanta Barbara, May: 72 °FSanta Barbara, Jun: 74 °FSanta Barbara, Jul: 77 °FSanta Barbara, Aug: 78 °FSanta Barbara, Sep: 78 °FSanta Barbara, Oct: 76 °FSanta Barbara, Nov: 71 °FSanta Barbara, Dec: 66 °F

Daily lows

4060JanMarMayJulSepNovPhiladelphia, Jan: 27 °FPhiladelphia, Feb: 29 °FPhiladelphia, Mar: 35 °FPhiladelphia, Apr: 45 °FPhiladelphia, May: 55 °FPhiladelphia, Jun: 65 °FPhiladelphia, Jul: 70 °FPhiladelphia, Aug: 68 °FPhiladelphia, Sep: 61 °FPhiladelphia, Oct: 50 °FPhiladelphia, Nov: 40 °FPhiladelphia, Dec: 32 °FSanta Barbara, Jan: 46 °FSanta Barbara, Feb: 46 °FSanta Barbara, Mar: 49 °FSanta Barbara, Apr: 51 °FSanta Barbara, May: 54 °FSanta Barbara, Jun: 57 °FSanta Barbara, Jul: 60 °FSanta Barbara, Aug: 60 °FSanta Barbara, Sep: 59 °FSanta Barbara, Oct: 55 °FSanta Barbara, Nov: 49 °FSanta Barbara, Dec: 45 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Philadelphia high414453657584898680675646
Santa Barbara high676768717274777878767166
Philadelphia low272935455565706861504032
Santa Barbara low464649515457606059554945

Monthly precipitation

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

PhiladelphiaSanta Barbara
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovPhiladelphia, Jan: 3.2 inPhiladelphia, Feb: 3.0 inPhiladelphia, Mar: 4.1 inPhiladelphia, Apr: 3.6 inPhiladelphia, May: 3.5 inPhiladelphia, Jun: 3.8 inPhiladelphia, Jul: 3.9 inPhiladelphia, Aug: 3.7 inPhiladelphia, Sep: 4.1 inPhiladelphia, Oct: 3.6 inPhiladelphia, Nov: 2.9 inPhiladelphia, Dec: 4.0 inSanta Barbara, Jan: 3.7 inSanta Barbara, Feb: 3.7 inSanta Barbara, Mar: 2.8 inSanta Barbara, Apr: 0.9 inSanta Barbara, May: 0.4 inSanta Barbara, Jun: 0.1 inSanta Barbara, Jul: 0.1 inSanta Barbara, Aug: 0.0 inSanta Barbara, Sep: 0.1 inSanta Barbara, Oct: 0.7 inSanta Barbara, Nov: 1.0 inSanta Barbara, Dec: 2.4 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Philadelphia3.23.04.13.63.53.83.93.74.13.62.94.0
Santa Barbara3.73.72.80.90.40.10.10.00.10.71.02.4

Monthly sunny days

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

PhiladelphiaSanta Barbara
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovPhiladelphia, Jan: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Feb: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Mar: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Apr: 15 daysPhiladelphia, May: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Jun: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Jul: 18 daysPhiladelphia, Aug: 19 daysPhiladelphia, Sep: 18 daysPhiladelphia, Oct: 19 daysPhiladelphia, Nov: 17 daysPhiladelphia, Dec: 16 daysSanta Barbara, Jan: 20 daysSanta Barbara, Feb: 18 daysSanta Barbara, Mar: 22 daysSanta Barbara, Apr: 26 daysSanta Barbara, May: 28 daysSanta Barbara, Jun: 29 daysSanta Barbara, Jul: 30 daysSanta Barbara, Aug: 30 daysSanta Barbara, Sep: 29 daysSanta Barbara, Oct: 28 daysSanta Barbara, Nov: 25 daysSanta Barbara, Dec: 22 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Philadelphia161616151616181918191716
Santa Barbara201822262829303029282522

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).