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Abilene, TX vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Abilene

TX

Chicago picks up around 34 more inches of snow each winter.

Abilene endures about 87 more days above 90 °F each year. Abilene has around 51 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Abilene, TX and Chicago, IL
AbileneMetricChicago
266 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
23 inPrecipitationper year39 in
69 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
4 inSnowfallper year37 in
103 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
51 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
56%Humidityaverage relative71%
65 °FAverage temperatureyear round52 °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.

AbileneChicago

Daily highs

406080100JanMarMayJulSepNovAbilene, Jan: 58 °FAbilene, Feb: 62 °FAbilene, Mar: 70 °FAbilene, Apr: 79 °FAbilene, May: 86 °FAbilene, Jun: 92 °FAbilene, Jul: 96 °FAbilene, Aug: 96 °FAbilene, Sep: 89 °FAbilene, Oct: 79 °FAbilene, Nov: 68 °FAbilene, Dec: 59 °FChicago, Jan: 32 °FChicago, Feb: 36 °FChicago, Mar: 46 °FChicago, Apr: 57 °FChicago, May: 68 °FChicago, Jun: 78 °FChicago, Jul: 83 °FChicago, Aug: 81 °FChicago, Sep: 75 °FChicago, Oct: 62 °FChicago, Nov: 49 °FChicago, Dec: 37 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovAbilene, Jan: 33 °FAbilene, Feb: 36 °FAbilene, Mar: 44 °FAbilene, Apr: 51 °FAbilene, May: 61 °FAbilene, Jun: 69 °FAbilene, Jul: 72 °FAbilene, Aug: 71 °FAbilene, Sep: 64 °FAbilene, Oct: 53 °FAbilene, Nov: 42 °FAbilene, Dec: 34 °FChicago, Jan: 20 °FChicago, Feb: 23 °FChicago, Mar: 31 °FChicago, Apr: 41 °FChicago, May: 51 °FChicago, Jun: 61 °FChicago, Jul: 67 °FChicago, Aug: 67 °FChicago, Sep: 60 °FChicago, Oct: 47 °FChicago, Nov: 36 °FChicago, Dec: 25 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Abilene high586270798692969689796859
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Abilene low333644516169727164534234
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

AbileneChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovAbilene, Jan: 1.2 inAbilene, Feb: 1.5 inAbilene, Mar: 2.0 inAbilene, Apr: 2.2 inAbilene, May: 2.9 inAbilene, Jun: 2.4 inAbilene, Jul: 1.5 inAbilene, Aug: 1.8 inAbilene, Sep: 2.3 inAbilene, Oct: 2.5 inAbilene, Nov: 1.6 inAbilene, Dec: 1.4 inChicago, Jan: 2.4 inChicago, Feb: 2.1 inChicago, Mar: 2.8 inChicago, Apr: 4.5 inChicago, May: 4.4 inChicago, Jun: 4.0 inChicago, Jul: 3.6 inChicago, Aug: 3.8 inChicago, Sep: 3.0 inChicago, Oct: 3.3 inChicago, Nov: 2.8 inChicago, Dec: 2.4 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Abilene1.21.52.02.22.92.41.51.82.32.51.61.4
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4

Monthly sunny days

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

AbileneChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovAbilene, Jan: 21 daysAbilene, Feb: 18 daysAbilene, Mar: 20 daysAbilene, Apr: 22 daysAbilene, May: 22 daysAbilene, Jun: 24 daysAbilene, Jul: 26 daysAbilene, Aug: 25 daysAbilene, Sep: 24 daysAbilene, Oct: 24 daysAbilene, Nov: 22 daysAbilene, Dec: 21 daysChicago, Jan: 10 daysChicago, Feb: 11 daysChicago, Mar: 14 daysChicago, Apr: 13 daysChicago, May: 15 daysChicago, Jun: 16 daysChicago, Jul: 20 daysChicago, Aug: 20 daysChicago, Sep: 20 daysChicago, Oct: 16 daysChicago, Nov: 14 daysChicago, Dec: 11 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Abilene211820222224262524242221
Chicago101114131516202020161411

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).