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Phoenix, AZ vs Stanford, CA weather comparison

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Phoenix endures about 146 more days above 90 °F each year.

Phoenix sees rain or snow on roughly 23 fewer days each year. Phoenix enjoys about 73 more sunny days a year than Stanford.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Phoenix, AZ and Stanford, CA
PhoenixMetricStanford
307 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies234 days
7 inPrecipitationper year21 in
33 daysWet daysrain or snow per year56 days
0 inSnowfallper year0 in
163 daysHot daysabove 90 °F17 days
2 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F14 days
35%Humidityaverage relative77%
74 °FAverage temperatureyear round59 °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.

PhoenixStanford

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 °FStanford, Jan: 58 °FStanford, Feb: 61 °FStanford, Mar: 66 °FStanford, Apr: 70 °FStanford, May: 74 °FStanford, Jun: 79 °FStanford, Jul: 81 °FStanford, Aug: 80 °FStanford, Sep: 80 °FStanford, Oct: 75 °FStanford, Nov: 64 °FStanford, Dec: 58 °F

Daily lows

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovPhoenix, 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 °FStanford, Jan: 39 °FStanford, Feb: 41 °FStanford, Mar: 44 °FStanford, Apr: 45 °FStanford, May: 49 °FStanford, Jun: 53 °FStanford, Jul: 55 °FStanford, Aug: 55 °FStanford, Sep: 53 °FStanford, Oct: 48 °FStanford, Nov: 42 °FStanford, Dec: 38 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Stanford high586166707479818080756458
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143
Stanford low394144454953555553484238

Monthly precipitation

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

PhoenixStanford
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 inStanford, Jan: 3.9 inStanford, Feb: 4.2 inStanford, Mar: 3.2 inStanford, Apr: 1.6 inStanford, May: 0.8 inStanford, Jun: 0.2 inStanford, Jul: 0.0 inStanford, Aug: 0.0 inStanford, Sep: 0.1 inStanford, Oct: 0.9 inStanford, Nov: 2.0 inStanford, Dec: 3.7 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Phoenix0.91.10.80.20.10.10.60.90.70.60.50.8
Stanford3.94.23.21.60.80.20.00.00.10.92.03.7

Monthly sunny days

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

PhoenixStanford
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 daysStanford, Jan: 13 daysStanford, Feb: 13 daysStanford, Mar: 15 daysStanford, Apr: 18 daysStanford, May: 20 daysStanford, Jun: 23 daysStanford, Jul: 26 daysStanford, Aug: 25 daysStanford, Sep: 26 daysStanford, Oct: 23 daysStanford, Nov: 18 daysStanford, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Phoenix232125272929242628282524
Stanford131315182023262526231815

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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).