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Raleigh, NC vs Riverside, CA weather comparison

Raleigh

NC

Riverside has around 55 fewer freezing nights a year.

Riverside sees rain or snow on roughly 94 fewer days each year. Riverside endures about 63 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 Raleigh, NC and Riverside, CA
RaleighMetricRiverside
209 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies284 days
46 inPrecipitationper year10 in
124 daysWet daysrain or snow per year30 days
4 inSnowfallper year0 in
46 daysHot daysabove 90 °F108 days
58 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F3 days
70%Humidityaverage relative62%
61 °FAverage temperatureyear round67 °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.

RaleighRiverside

Daily highs

6080100JanMarMayJulSepNovRaleigh, 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 °FRiverside, Jan: 70 °FRiverside, Feb: 69 °FRiverside, Mar: 73 °FRiverside, Apr: 78 °FRiverside, May: 81 °FRiverside, Jun: 89 °FRiverside, Jul: 95 °FRiverside, Aug: 97 °FRiverside, Sep: 93 °FRiverside, Oct: 84 °FRiverside, Nov: 76 °FRiverside, Dec: 69 °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 °FRiverside, Jan: 43 °FRiverside, Feb: 44 °FRiverside, Mar: 46 °FRiverside, Apr: 50 °FRiverside, May: 55 °FRiverside, Jun: 59 °FRiverside, Jul: 64 °FRiverside, Aug: 64 °FRiverside, Sep: 62 °FRiverside, Oct: 55 °FRiverside, Nov: 47 °FRiverside, Dec: 42 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Raleigh high525663738087918983736355
Riverside high706973788189959793847669
Raleigh low323440495866706963514135
Riverside low434446505559646462554742

Monthly precipitation

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

RaleighRiverside
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 inRiverside, Jan: 2.1 inRiverside, Feb: 2.4 inRiverside, Mar: 1.5 inRiverside, Apr: 0.7 inRiverside, May: 0.3 inRiverside, Jun: 0.1 inRiverside, Jul: 0.0 inRiverside, Aug: 0.0 inRiverside, Sep: 0.1 inRiverside, Oct: 0.5 inRiverside, Nov: 0.7 inRiverside, Dec: 1.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Raleigh3.73.24.13.63.54.14.54.44.73.13.33.6
Riverside2.12.41.50.70.30.10.00.00.10.50.71.5

Monthly sunny days

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

RaleighRiverside
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 daysRiverside, Jan: 19 daysRiverside, Feb: 16 daysRiverside, Mar: 18 daysRiverside, Apr: 21 daysRiverside, May: 24 daysRiverside, Jun: 27 daysRiverside, Jul: 29 daysRiverside, Aug: 30 daysRiverside, Sep: 28 daysRiverside, Oct: 26 daysRiverside, Nov: 24 daysRiverside, Dec: 21 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Raleigh171517181717171817201917
Riverside191618212427293028262421

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).