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Albany, NY vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Albany

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Albany picks up around 19 more inches of snow each winter.

Chicago has around 33 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Albany, NY and Chicago, IL
AlbanyMetricChicago
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
44 inPrecipitationper year39 in
138 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
56 inSnowfallper year37 in
10 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
135 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
73%Humidityaverage relative71%
50 °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.

AlbanyChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovAlbany, Jan: 33 °FAlbany, Feb: 36 °FAlbany, Mar: 45 °FAlbany, Apr: 59 °FAlbany, May: 71 °FAlbany, Jun: 79 °FAlbany, Jul: 84 °FAlbany, Aug: 82 °FAlbany, Sep: 75 °FAlbany, Oct: 62 °FAlbany, Nov: 50 °FAlbany, Dec: 38 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovAlbany, Jan: 16 °FAlbany, Feb: 17 °FAlbany, Mar: 26 °FAlbany, Apr: 37 °FAlbany, May: 48 °FAlbany, Jun: 58 °FAlbany, Jul: 63 °FAlbany, Aug: 61 °FAlbany, Sep: 53 °FAlbany, Oct: 42 °FAlbany, Nov: 32 °FAlbany, Dec: 23 °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
Albany high333645597179848275625038
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Albany low161726374858636153423223
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

AlbanyChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovAlbany, Jan: 3.0 inAlbany, Feb: 2.8 inAlbany, Mar: 3.7 inAlbany, Apr: 3.8 inAlbany, May: 3.7 inAlbany, Jun: 4.2 inAlbany, Jul: 3.8 inAlbany, Aug: 3.6 inAlbany, Sep: 3.9 inAlbany, Oct: 4.4 inAlbany, Nov: 3.3 inAlbany, Dec: 3.8 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
Albany3.02.83.73.83.74.23.83.63.94.43.33.8
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.

AlbanyChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovAlbany, Jan: 13 daysAlbany, Feb: 13 daysAlbany, Mar: 14 daysAlbany, Apr: 15 daysAlbany, May: 14 daysAlbany, Jun: 15 daysAlbany, Jul: 19 daysAlbany, Aug: 19 daysAlbany, Sep: 17 daysAlbany, Oct: 16 daysAlbany, Nov: 14 daysAlbany, Dec: 12 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
Albany131314151415191917161412
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).