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Reno, NV vs San Jose, CA weather comparison

Reno

NV

Reno picks up around 40 more inches of snow each winter.

San Jose has around 109 fewer freezing nights a year. Reno endures about 36 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 Reno, NV and San Jose, CA
RenoMetricSan Jose
258 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies263 days
7 inPrecipitationper year17 in
51 daysWet daysrain or snow per year60 days
40 inSnowfallper year0 in
57 daysHot daysabove 90 °F21 days
114 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F5 days
54%Humidityaverage relative67%
54 °FAverage temperatureyear round61 °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.

RenoSan Jose

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovReno, 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 °FSan Jose, Jan: 59 °FSan Jose, Feb: 62 °FSan Jose, Mar: 66 °FSan Jose, Apr: 70 °FSan Jose, May: 75 °FSan Jose, Jun: 80 °FSan Jose, Jul: 82 °FSan Jose, Aug: 83 °FSan Jose, Sep: 82 °FSan Jose, Oct: 75 °FSan Jose, Nov: 65 °FSan Jose, Dec: 59 °F

Daily lows

30405060JanMarMayJulSepNovReno, 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 °FSan Jose, Jan: 42 °FSan Jose, Feb: 44 °FSan Jose, Mar: 46 °FSan Jose, Apr: 48 °FSan Jose, May: 52 °FSan Jose, Jun: 55 °FSan Jose, Jul: 58 °FSan Jose, Aug: 58 °FSan Jose, Sep: 57 °FSan Jose, Oct: 52 °FSan Jose, Nov: 46 °FSan Jose, Dec: 42 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reno high465057627282929082685445
San Jose high596266707580828382756559
Reno low262933374553605951413226
San Jose low424446485255585857524642

Monthly precipitation

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

RenoSan Jose
0.01.02.03.0JanMarMayJulSepNovReno, 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 inSan Jose, Jan: 3.4 inSan Jose, Feb: 3.4 inSan Jose, Mar: 2.6 inSan Jose, Apr: 1.2 inSan Jose, May: 0.6 inSan Jose, Jun: 0.1 inSan Jose, Jul: 0.0 inSan Jose, Aug: 0.0 inSan Jose, Sep: 0.1 inSan Jose, Oct: 0.8 inSan Jose, Nov: 1.5 inSan Jose, Dec: 3.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reno1.21.11.00.60.60.30.20.10.20.40.61.2
San Jose3.43.42.61.20.60.10.00.00.10.81.53.0

Monthly sunny days

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

RenoSan Jose
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovReno, 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 daysSan Jose, Jan: 15 daysSan Jose, Feb: 14 daysSan Jose, Mar: 16 daysSan Jose, Apr: 19 daysSan Jose, May: 24 daysSan Jose, Jun: 27 daysSan Jose, Jul: 30 daysSan Jose, Aug: 30 daysSan Jose, Sep: 29 daysSan Jose, Oct: 26 daysSan Jose, Nov: 19 daysSan Jose, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reno141417192326292928261915
San Jose151416192427303029261916

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).