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Phoenix, AZ vs Ruidoso, NM weather comparison

Phoenix

AZ

Ruidoso picks up around 26 more inches of snow each winter.

Phoenix has around 154 fewer freezing nights a year. Phoenix endures about 157 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 Phoenix, AZ and Ruidoso, NM
PhoenixMetricRuidoso
307 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies297 days
7 inPrecipitationper year21 in
33 daysWet daysrain or snow per year95 days
0 inSnowfallper year26 in
163 daysHot daysabove 90 °F6 days
2 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F156 days
35%Humidityaverage relative51%
74 °FAverage temperatureyear round50 °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.

PhoenixRuidoso

Daily highs

6080100JanMarMayJulSepNovPhoenix, 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 °FRuidoso, Jan: 49 °FRuidoso, Feb: 51 °FRuidoso, Mar: 58 °FRuidoso, Apr: 65 °FRuidoso, May: 73 °FRuidoso, Jun: 82 °FRuidoso, Jul: 81 °FRuidoso, Aug: 79 °FRuidoso, Sep: 75 °FRuidoso, Oct: 67 °FRuidoso, Nov: 56 °FRuidoso, Dec: 48 °F

Daily lows

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovPhoenix, 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 °FRuidoso, Jan: 21 °FRuidoso, Feb: 23 °FRuidoso, Mar: 27 °FRuidoso, Apr: 33 °FRuidoso, May: 40 °FRuidoso, Jun: 47 °FRuidoso, Jul: 51 °FRuidoso, Aug: 50 °FRuidoso, Sep: 44 °FRuidoso, Oct: 35 °FRuidoso, Nov: 26 °FRuidoso, Dec: 22 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Ruidoso high495158657382817975675648
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143
Ruidoso low212327334047515044352622

Monthly precipitation

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

PhoenixRuidoso
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 inRuidoso, Jan: 0.9 inRuidoso, Feb: 0.9 inRuidoso, Mar: 1.0 inRuidoso, Apr: 0.8 inRuidoso, May: 1.2 inRuidoso, Jun: 1.7 inRuidoso, Jul: 4.9 inRuidoso, Aug: 4.1 inRuidoso, Sep: 2.3 inRuidoso, Oct: 1.3 inRuidoso, Nov: 0.8 inRuidoso, Dec: 1.1 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Phoenix0.91.10.80.20.10.10.60.90.70.60.50.8
Ruidoso0.90.91.00.81.21.74.94.12.31.30.81.1

Monthly sunny days

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

PhoenixRuidoso
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 daysRuidoso, Jan: 24 daysRuidoso, Feb: 23 daysRuidoso, Mar: 26 daysRuidoso, Apr: 26 daysRuidoso, May: 27 daysRuidoso, Jun: 26 daysRuidoso, Jul: 21 daysRuidoso, Aug: 23 daysRuidoso, Sep: 25 daysRuidoso, Oct: 27 daysRuidoso, Nov: 25 daysRuidoso, Dec: 25 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Phoenix232125272929242628282524
Ruidoso242326262726212325272525

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).