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Phoenix, AZ vs Rancho Santa Margarita, CA weather comparison

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Phoenix endures about 125 more days above 90 °F each year.

Phoenix enjoys about 25 more sunny days a year than Rancho Santa Margarita.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Phoenix, AZ and Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
PhoenixMetricRancho Santa Margarita
307 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies283 days
7 inPrecipitationper year17 in
33 daysWet daysrain or snow per year40 days
0 inSnowfallper year0 in
163 daysHot daysabove 90 °F38 days
2 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F1 days
35%Humidityaverage relative71%
74 °FAverage temperatureyear round65 °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.

PhoenixRancho Santa Margarita

Daily highs

80100JanMarMayJulSepNovPhoenix, 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 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Jan: 69 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Feb: 69 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Mar: 72 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Apr: 75 °FRancho Santa Margarita, May: 77 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Jun: 80 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Jul: 85 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Aug: 87 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Sep: 86 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Oct: 82 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Nov: 75 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Dec: 68 °F

Daily lows

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovPhoenix, 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 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Jan: 46 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Feb: 46 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Mar: 49 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Apr: 51 °FRancho Santa Margarita, May: 55 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Jun: 58 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Jul: 61 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Aug: 62 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Sep: 61 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Oct: 56 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Nov: 50 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Dec: 45 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Rancho Santa Margarita high696972757780858786827568
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143
Rancho Santa Margarita low464649515558616261565045

Monthly precipitation

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

PhoenixRancho Santa Margarita
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovPhoenix, 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 inRancho Santa Margarita, Jan: 3.6 inRancho Santa Margarita, Feb: 4.4 inRancho Santa Margarita, Mar: 2.6 inRancho Santa Margarita, Apr: 1.2 inRancho Santa Margarita, May: 0.6 inRancho Santa Margarita, Jun: 0.1 inRancho Santa Margarita, Jul: 0.1 inRancho Santa Margarita, Aug: 0.1 inRancho Santa Margarita, Sep: 0.2 inRancho Santa Margarita, Oct: 0.9 inRancho Santa Margarita, Nov: 1.2 inRancho Santa Margarita, Dec: 2.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Phoenix0.91.10.80.20.10.10.60.90.70.60.50.8
Rancho Santa Margarita3.64.42.61.20.60.10.10.10.20.91.22.5

Monthly sunny days

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

PhoenixRancho Santa Margarita
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovPhoenix, 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 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Jan: 19 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Feb: 16 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Mar: 19 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Apr: 22 daysRancho Santa Margarita, May: 23 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Jun: 27 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Jul: 29 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Aug: 30 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Sep: 28 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Oct: 26 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Nov: 23 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Dec: 21 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Phoenix232125272929242628282524
Rancho Santa Margarita191619222327293028262321

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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).