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Phoenix, AZ vs Santa Barbara, CA weather comparison

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Phoenix endures about 153 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 Santa Barbara, CA
PhoenixMetricSanta Barbara
307 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies306 days
7 inPrecipitationper year16 in
33 daysWet daysrain or snow per year35 days
0 inSnowfallper year2 in
163 daysHot daysabove 90 °F10 days
2 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
35%Humidityaverage relative62%
74 °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.

PhoenixSanta Barbara

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 °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

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 °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
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Santa Barbara high676768717274777878767166
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143
Santa Barbara low464649515457606059554945

Monthly precipitation

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

PhoenixSanta Barbara
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 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
Phoenix0.91.10.80.20.10.10.60.90.70.60.50.8
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.

PhoenixSanta Barbara
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 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
Phoenix232125272929242628282524
Santa Barbara201822262829303029282522

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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).