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Raleigh, NC vs Reno, NV weather comparison

Raleigh

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Reno picks up around 36 more inches of snow each winter.

Reno sees rain or snow on roughly 73 fewer days each year. Raleigh has around 56 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Raleigh, NC and Reno, NV
RaleighMetricReno
209 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies258 days
46 inPrecipitationper year7 in
124 daysWet daysrain or snow per year51 days
4 inSnowfallper year40 in
46 daysHot daysabove 90 °F57 days
58 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F114 days
70%Humidityaverage relative54%
61 °FAverage temperatureyear round54 °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.

RaleighReno

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovRaleigh, Jan: 52 °FRaleigh, Feb: 56 °FRaleigh, Mar: 63 °FRaleigh, Apr: 73 °FRaleigh, May: 80 °FRaleigh, Jun: 87 °FRaleigh, Jul: 91 °FRaleigh, Aug: 89 °FRaleigh, Sep: 83 °FRaleigh, Oct: 73 °FRaleigh, Nov: 63 °FRaleigh, Dec: 55 °FReno, Jan: 46 °FReno, Feb: 50 °FReno, Mar: 57 °FReno, Apr: 62 °FReno, May: 72 °FReno, Jun: 82 °FReno, Jul: 92 °FReno, Aug: 90 °FReno, Sep: 82 °FReno, Oct: 68 °FReno, Nov: 54 °FReno, Dec: 45 °F

Daily lows

4060JanMarMayJulSepNovRaleigh, Jan: 32 °FRaleigh, Feb: 34 °FRaleigh, Mar: 40 °FRaleigh, Apr: 49 °FRaleigh, May: 58 °FRaleigh, Jun: 66 °FRaleigh, Jul: 70 °FRaleigh, Aug: 69 °FRaleigh, Sep: 63 °FRaleigh, Oct: 51 °FRaleigh, Nov: 41 °FRaleigh, Dec: 35 °FReno, Jan: 26 °FReno, Feb: 29 °FReno, Mar: 33 °FReno, Apr: 37 °FReno, May: 45 °FReno, Jun: 53 °FReno, Jul: 60 °FReno, Aug: 59 °FReno, Sep: 51 °FReno, Oct: 41 °FReno, Nov: 32 °FReno, Dec: 26 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Raleigh high525663738087918983736355
Reno high465057627282929082685445
Raleigh low323440495866706963514135
Reno low262933374553605951413226

Monthly precipitation

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

RaleighReno
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovRaleigh, Jan: 3.7 inRaleigh, Feb: 3.2 inRaleigh, Mar: 4.1 inRaleigh, Apr: 3.6 inRaleigh, May: 3.5 inRaleigh, Jun: 4.1 inRaleigh, Jul: 4.5 inRaleigh, Aug: 4.4 inRaleigh, Sep: 4.7 inRaleigh, Oct: 3.1 inRaleigh, Nov: 3.3 inRaleigh, Dec: 3.6 inReno, Jan: 1.2 inReno, Feb: 1.1 inReno, Mar: 1.0 inReno, Apr: 0.6 inReno, May: 0.6 inReno, Jun: 0.3 inReno, Jul: 0.2 inReno, Aug: 0.1 inReno, Sep: 0.2 inReno, Oct: 0.4 inReno, Nov: 0.6 inReno, Dec: 1.2 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Raleigh3.73.24.13.63.54.14.54.44.73.13.33.6
Reno1.21.11.00.60.60.30.20.10.20.40.61.2

Monthly sunny days

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

RaleighReno
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovRaleigh, Jan: 17 daysRaleigh, Feb: 15 daysRaleigh, Mar: 17 daysRaleigh, Apr: 18 daysRaleigh, May: 17 daysRaleigh, Jun: 17 daysRaleigh, Jul: 17 daysRaleigh, Aug: 18 daysRaleigh, Sep: 17 daysRaleigh, Oct: 20 daysRaleigh, Nov: 19 daysRaleigh, Dec: 17 daysReno, Jan: 14 daysReno, Feb: 14 daysReno, Mar: 17 daysReno, Apr: 19 daysReno, May: 23 daysReno, Jun: 26 daysReno, Jul: 29 daysReno, Aug: 29 daysReno, Sep: 28 daysReno, Oct: 26 daysReno, Nov: 19 daysReno, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Raleigh171517181717171817201917
Reno141417192326292928261915

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).