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Alpena, MI vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Alpena

MI

Alpena picks up around 23 more inches of snow each winter.

Chicago has around 49 fewer freezing nights a year. Chicago enjoys about 20 more sunny days a year than Alpena.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Alpena, MI and Chicago, IL
AlpenaMetricChicago
160 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
32 inPrecipitationper year39 in
141 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
60 inSnowfallper year37 in
4 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
151 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
76%Humidityaverage relative71%
44 °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.

AlpenaChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovAlpena, Jan: 27 °FAlpena, Feb: 29 °FAlpena, Mar: 37 °FAlpena, Apr: 49 °FAlpena, May: 61 °FAlpena, Jun: 71 °FAlpena, Jul: 77 °FAlpena, Aug: 76 °FAlpena, Sep: 69 °FAlpena, Oct: 56 °FAlpena, Nov: 43 °FAlpena, Dec: 33 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovAlpena, Jan: 13 °FAlpena, Feb: 13 °FAlpena, Mar: 21 °FAlpena, Apr: 32 °FAlpena, May: 43 °FAlpena, Jun: 54 °FAlpena, Jul: 59 °FAlpena, Aug: 58 °FAlpena, Sep: 51 °FAlpena, Oct: 39 °FAlpena, Nov: 30 °FAlpena, Dec: 21 °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
Alpena high272937496171777669564333
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Alpena low131321324354595851393021
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

AlpenaChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovAlpena, Jan: 2.0 inAlpena, Feb: 1.6 inAlpena, Mar: 2.0 inAlpena, Apr: 3.2 inAlpena, May: 3.1 inAlpena, Jun: 3.0 inAlpena, Jul: 3.1 inAlpena, Aug: 3.3 inAlpena, Sep: 3.1 inAlpena, Oct: 2.9 inAlpena, Nov: 2.5 inAlpena, Dec: 2.1 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
Alpena2.01.62.03.23.13.03.13.33.12.92.52.1
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.

AlpenaChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovAlpena, Jan: 5 daysAlpena, Feb: 10 daysAlpena, Mar: 14 daysAlpena, Apr: 14 daysAlpena, May: 15 daysAlpena, Jun: 17 daysAlpena, Jul: 21 daysAlpena, Aug: 21 daysAlpena, Sep: 17 daysAlpena, Oct: 13 daysAlpena, Nov: 9 daysAlpena, Dec: 5 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
Alpena510141415172121171395
Chicago101114131516202020161411

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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).