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Ankeny, IA vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Ankeny

IA

Chicago picks up around 10 more inches of snow each winter.

Chicago has around 37 fewer freezing nights a year. Ankeny enjoys about 21 more sunny days a year than Chicago.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Ankeny, IA and Chicago, IL
AnkenyMetricChicago
201 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
38 inPrecipitationper year39 in
114 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
27 inSnowfallper year37 in
22 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
138 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
70%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.

AnkenyChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovAnkeny, Jan: 30 °FAnkeny, Feb: 34 °FAnkeny, Mar: 48 °FAnkeny, Apr: 61 °FAnkeny, May: 72 °FAnkeny, Jun: 82 °FAnkeny, Jul: 86 °FAnkeny, Aug: 84 °FAnkeny, Sep: 77 °FAnkeny, Oct: 64 °FAnkeny, Nov: 48 °FAnkeny, Dec: 35 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovAnkeny, Jan: 12 °FAnkeny, Feb: 16 °FAnkeny, Mar: 28 °FAnkeny, Apr: 38 °FAnkeny, May: 51 °FAnkeny, Jun: 61 °FAnkeny, Jul: 65 °FAnkeny, Aug: 62 °FAnkeny, Sep: 53 °FAnkeny, Oct: 41 °FAnkeny, Nov: 29 °FAnkeny, Dec: 18 °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
Ankeny high303448617282868477644835
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Ankeny low121628385161656253412918
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

AnkenyChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovAnkeny, Jan: 1.2 inAnkeny, Feb: 1.5 inAnkeny, Mar: 2.6 inAnkeny, Apr: 4.4 inAnkeny, May: 5.5 inAnkeny, Jun: 5.0 inAnkeny, Jul: 3.8 inAnkeny, Aug: 4.0 inAnkeny, Sep: 3.6 inAnkeny, Oct: 2.9 inAnkeny, Nov: 2.1 inAnkeny, Dec: 1.6 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
Ankeny1.21.52.64.45.55.03.84.03.62.92.11.6
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.

AnkenyChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovAnkeny, Jan: 14 daysAnkeny, Feb: 13 daysAnkeny, Mar: 16 daysAnkeny, Apr: 14 daysAnkeny, May: 16 daysAnkeny, Jun: 17 daysAnkeny, Jul: 21 daysAnkeny, Aug: 21 daysAnkeny, Sep: 21 daysAnkeny, Oct: 19 daysAnkeny, Nov: 16 daysAnkeny, Dec: 14 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
Ankeny141316141617212121191614
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).