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Raleigh, NC vs Scottsdale, AZ weather comparison

Raleigh

NC

Scottsdale has around 54 fewer freezing nights a year.

Scottsdale sees rain or snow on roughly 90 fewer days each year. Scottsdale endures about 92 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 Scottsdale, AZ
RaleighMetricScottsdale
209 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies303 days
46 inPrecipitationper year9 in
124 daysWet daysrain or snow per year34 days
4 inSnowfallper year1 in
46 daysHot daysabove 90 °F137 days
58 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F4 days
70%Humidityaverage relative36%
61 °FAverage temperatureyear round70 °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.

RaleighScottsdale

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 °FScottsdale, Jan: 64 °FScottsdale, Feb: 66 °FScottsdale, Mar: 72 °FScottsdale, Apr: 79 °FScottsdale, May: 88 °FScottsdale, Jun: 97 °FScottsdale, Jul: 100 °FScottsdale, Aug: 99 °FScottsdale, Sep: 95 °FScottsdale, Oct: 84 °FScottsdale, Nov: 73 °FScottsdale, Dec: 64 °F

Daily lows

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovRaleigh, 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 °FScottsdale, Jan: 43 °FScottsdale, Feb: 45 °FScottsdale, Mar: 49 °FScottsdale, Apr: 54 °FScottsdale, May: 62 °FScottsdale, Jun: 72 °FScottsdale, Jul: 77 °FScottsdale, Aug: 76 °FScottsdale, Sep: 71 °FScottsdale, Oct: 61 °FScottsdale, Nov: 50 °FScottsdale, Dec: 42 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Raleigh high525663738087918983736355
Scottsdale high6466727988971009995847364
Raleigh low323440495866706963514135
Scottsdale low434549546272777671615042

Monthly precipitation

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

RaleighScottsdale
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 inScottsdale, Jan: 1.3 inScottsdale, Feb: 1.4 inScottsdale, Mar: 1.0 inScottsdale, Apr: 0.3 inScottsdale, May: 0.2 inScottsdale, Jun: 0.1 inScottsdale, Jul: 0.6 inScottsdale, Aug: 0.7 inScottsdale, Sep: 0.8 inScottsdale, Oct: 0.7 inScottsdale, Nov: 0.7 inScottsdale, Dec: 1.1 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Raleigh3.73.24.13.63.54.14.54.44.73.13.33.6
Scottsdale1.31.41.00.30.20.10.60.70.80.70.71.1

Monthly sunny days

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

RaleighScottsdale
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 daysScottsdale, Jan: 22 daysScottsdale, Feb: 20 daysScottsdale, Mar: 24 daysScottsdale, Apr: 27 daysScottsdale, May: 28 daysScottsdale, Jun: 29 daysScottsdale, Jul: 24 daysScottsdale, Aug: 26 daysScottsdale, Sep: 28 daysScottsdale, Oct: 28 daysScottsdale, Nov: 25 daysScottsdale, Dec: 23 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Raleigh171517181717171817201917
Scottsdale222024272829242628282523

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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).