Philadelphia picks up around 18 more inches of snow each winter.
Santa Cruz has around 68 fewer freezing nights a year. Philadelphia endures about 28 more days above 90 °F each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Philadelphia | Metric | Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| 203 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 267 days |
| 43 in | Precipitationper year | 27 in |
| 120 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 57 days |
| 18 in | Snowfallper year | 0 in |
| 36 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 9 days |
| 76 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 7 days |
| 68% | Humidityaverage relative | 78% |
| 57 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 59 °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.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia high | 41 | 44 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Santa Cruz high | 63 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 62 |
| Philadelphia low | 27 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Santa Cruz low | 41 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 41 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 |
| Santa Cruz | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.3 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Santa Cruz | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 17 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Philadelphia vs another city
- Philadelphia vs Elkins Park, PA
- Philadelphia vs Bala Cynwyd, PA
- Philadelphia vs Palmyra, NJ
- Philadelphia vs Camden, NJ
- Philadelphia vs Wyndmoor, PA
- Philadelphia vs Merion Station, PA
- Philadelphia vs New York, NY
- Philadelphia vs Los Angeles, CA
- Philadelphia vs Chicago, IL
- Philadelphia vs Houston, TX
- Philadelphia vs Phoenix, AZ
- Philadelphia vs San Antonio, TX
Santa Cruz vs another city
- Santa Cruz vs Live Oak, CA
- Santa Cruz vs Pleasure Point, CA
- Santa Cruz vs Capitola, CA
- Santa Cruz vs Soquel, CA
- Santa Cruz vs Scotts Valley, CA
- Santa Cruz vs Ben Lomond, CA
- Santa Cruz vs New York, NY
- Santa Cruz vs Los Angeles, CA
- Santa Cruz vs Chicago, IL
- Santa Cruz vs Houston, TX
- Santa Cruz vs Phoenix, AZ
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).