What the weather is like, month by month, in US cities
Climate Norms gives one page per city with all twelve months of average high, low and rainfall, read from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals through the Regional Climate Centers' ACIS service. Rainfall here is NOAA's precipitation normal: rain plus melted snow, not rain alone. Every page names the weather station behind the numbers and links the query so you can check it yourself.
Cities
| City | Avg. high | Rain / year |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas, NV | 80.5°F | 4.2 in |
| Sedona, AZ | 76.9°F | 17.1 in |
| Key West, FL | 83.7°F | 40.4 in |
| Destin, FL | 78.1°F | 55.4 in |
| New York, NY | 62.6°F | 49.5 in |
| Miami, FL | 84.2°F | 67.4 in |
| Phoenix, AZ | 87.1°F | 7.2 in |
| Los Angeles, CA | 70.6°F | 12.2 in |
| Orlando, FL | 83.2°F | 51.5 in |
| New Orleans, LA | 78.5°F | 63.4 in |
| Boston, MA | 59.3°F | 43.6 in |
| Philadelphia, PA | 65.2°F | 44.1 in |
| Honolulu, HI | 84.6°F | 16.4 in |
| San Antonio, TX | 80.3°F | 32.4 in |
| Detroit, MI | 59.1°F | 34.3 in |
We add a new city roughly every one to two days; see the method page for how stations are chosen.
States
Some states also have one page that puts several of their cities side by side, month by month:
- Florida weather by month: Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Destin.
What is on each city page
- All 12 months' average high, low and rainfall, in both °F/°C and inches/mm, from one station's 1991–2020 normal.
- Which month runs hottest, coolest, wettest and driest by that data, plus which month comes closest to a fixed mild-and-dry rule we disclose on the method page.
- Where we also cover nearby cities, a short comparison with a couple of them.
- A quote from that city's local National Weather Service office, where one exists and says something useful beyond the numbers.