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Raleigh, NC vs Tucson, AZ weather comparison

Raleigh

NC

Tucson has around 49 fewer freezing nights a year.

Tucson endures about 109 more days above 90 °F each year. Tucson sees rain or snow on roughly 76 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Raleigh, NC and Tucson, AZ
RaleighMetricTucson
209 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies302 days
46 inPrecipitationper year11 in
124 daysWet daysrain or snow per year47 days
4 inSnowfallper year5 in
46 daysHot daysabove 90 °F155 days
58 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F9 days
70%Humidityaverage relative37%
61 °FAverage temperatureyear round71 °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.

RaleighTucson

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 °FTucson, Jan: 66 °FTucson, Feb: 69 °FTucson, Mar: 75 °FTucson, Apr: 83 °FTucson, May: 91 °FTucson, Jun: 101 °FTucson, Jul: 100 °FTucson, Aug: 98 °FTucson, Sep: 95 °FTucson, Oct: 86 °FTucson, Nov: 75 °FTucson, Dec: 65 °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 °FTucson, Jan: 41 °FTucson, Feb: 44 °FTucson, Mar: 49 °FTucson, Apr: 54 °FTucson, May: 63 °FTucson, Jun: 72 °FTucson, Jul: 76 °FTucson, Aug: 75 °FTucson, Sep: 70 °FTucson, Oct: 59 °FTucson, Nov: 48 °FTucson, Dec: 41 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Raleigh high525663738087918983736355
Tucson high66697583911011009895867565
Raleigh low323440495866706963514135
Tucson low414449546372767570594841

Monthly precipitation

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

RaleighTucson
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 inTucson, Jan: 1.3 inTucson, Feb: 1.3 inTucson, Mar: 0.8 inTucson, Apr: 0.3 inTucson, May: 0.1 inTucson, Jun: 0.2 inTucson, Jul: 1.5 inTucson, Aug: 1.5 inTucson, Sep: 1.0 inTucson, Oct: 0.6 inTucson, Nov: 0.7 inTucson, Dec: 1.3 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Raleigh3.73.24.13.63.54.14.54.44.73.13.33.6
Tucson1.31.30.80.30.10.21.51.51.00.60.71.3

Monthly sunny days

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

RaleighTucson
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 daysTucson, Jan: 23 daysTucson, Feb: 21 daysTucson, Mar: 25 daysTucson, Apr: 27 daysTucson, May: 28 daysTucson, Jun: 28 daysTucson, Jul: 22 daysTucson, Aug: 24 daysTucson, Sep: 27 daysTucson, Oct: 28 daysTucson, Nov: 25 daysTucson, Dec: 24 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Raleigh171517181717171817201917
Tucson232125272828222427282524

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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).