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Phoenix, AZ vs West Columbia, SC weather comparison

Phoenix

AZ

Phoenix has around 38 fewer freezing nights a year.

Phoenix sees rain or snow on roughly 86 fewer days each year. Phoenix endures about 75 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 West Columbia, SC
PhoenixMetricWest Columbia
307 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies212 days
7 inPrecipitationper year43 in
33 daysWet daysrain or snow per year119 days
0 inSnowfallper year1 in
163 daysHot daysabove 90 °F88 days
2 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F40 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.

PhoenixWest Columbia

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 °FWest Columbia, Jan: 58 °FWest Columbia, Feb: 62 °FWest Columbia, Mar: 69 °FWest Columbia, Apr: 78 °FWest Columbia, May: 85 °FWest Columbia, Jun: 91 °FWest Columbia, Jul: 94 °FWest Columbia, Aug: 92 °FWest Columbia, Sep: 87 °FWest Columbia, Oct: 77 °FWest Columbia, Nov: 67 °FWest Columbia, Dec: 60 °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 °FWest Columbia, Jan: 36 °FWest Columbia, Feb: 38 °FWest Columbia, Mar: 45 °FWest Columbia, Apr: 52 °FWest Columbia, May: 61 °FWest Columbia, Jun: 69 °FWest Columbia, Jul: 72 °FWest Columbia, Aug: 71 °FWest Columbia, Sep: 66 °FWest Columbia, Oct: 54 °FWest Columbia, Nov: 43 °FWest Columbia, Dec: 38 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
West Columbia high586269788591949287776760
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143
West Columbia low363845526169727166544338

Monthly precipitation

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

PhoenixWest Columbia
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 inWest Columbia, Jan: 3.5 inWest Columbia, Feb: 3.4 inWest Columbia, Mar: 3.5 inWest Columbia, Apr: 3.3 inWest Columbia, May: 3.0 inWest Columbia, Jun: 4.3 inWest Columbia, Jul: 4.4 inWest Columbia, Aug: 4.2 inWest Columbia, Sep: 3.7 inWest Columbia, Oct: 3.3 inWest Columbia, Nov: 2.8 inWest Columbia, 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
West Columbia3.53.43.53.33.04.34.44.23.73.32.83.7

Monthly sunny days

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

PhoenixWest Columbia
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 daysWest Columbia, Jan: 17 daysWest Columbia, Feb: 14 daysWest Columbia, Mar: 18 daysWest Columbia, Apr: 19 daysWest Columbia, May: 19 daysWest Columbia, Jun: 17 daysWest Columbia, Jul: 18 daysWest Columbia, Aug: 18 daysWest Columbia, Sep: 18 daysWest Columbia, Oct: 20 daysWest Columbia, Nov: 19 daysWest Columbia, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Phoenix232125272929242628282524
West Columbia171418191917181818201917

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).