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Atlantic City, NJ vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Atlantic City

NJ

Chicago picks up around 21 more inches of snow each winter.

Atlantic City has around 47 fewer freezing nights a year. Atlantic City enjoys about 27 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 Atlantic City, NJ and Chicago, IL
Atlantic CityMetricChicago
207 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
42 inPrecipitationper year39 in
113 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
17 inSnowfallper year37 in
8 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
55 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
72%Humidityaverage relative71%
56 °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.

Atlantic CityChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovAtlantic City, Jan: 42 °FAtlantic City, Feb: 43 °FAtlantic City, Mar: 49 °FAtlantic City, Apr: 58 °FAtlantic City, May: 66 °FAtlantic City, Jun: 76 °FAtlantic City, Jul: 81 °FAtlantic City, Aug: 80 °FAtlantic City, Sep: 75 °FAtlantic City, Oct: 65 °FAtlantic City, Nov: 55 °FAtlantic City, Dec: 47 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovAtlantic City, Jan: 30 °FAtlantic City, Feb: 31 °FAtlantic City, Mar: 37 °FAtlantic City, Apr: 46 °FAtlantic City, May: 55 °FAtlantic City, Jun: 65 °FAtlantic City, Jul: 71 °FAtlantic City, Aug: 70 °FAtlantic City, Sep: 64 °FAtlantic City, Oct: 53 °FAtlantic City, Nov: 43 °FAtlantic City, Dec: 35 °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
Atlantic City high424349586676818075655547
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Atlantic City low303137465565717064534335
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

Atlantic CityChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovAtlantic City, Jan: 3.2 inAtlantic City, Feb: 3.2 inAtlantic City, Mar: 4.1 inAtlantic City, Apr: 3.3 inAtlantic City, May: 3.1 inAtlantic City, Jun: 3.3 inAtlantic City, Jul: 3.3 inAtlantic City, Aug: 4.3 inAtlantic City, Sep: 3.7 inAtlantic City, Oct: 3.9 inAtlantic City, Nov: 3.0 inAtlantic City, Dec: 3.9 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
Atlantic City3.23.24.13.33.13.33.34.33.73.93.03.9
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.

Atlantic CityChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovAtlantic City, Jan: 17 daysAtlantic City, Feb: 16 daysAtlantic City, Mar: 16 daysAtlantic City, Apr: 16 daysAtlantic City, May: 16 daysAtlantic City, Jun: 17 daysAtlantic City, Jul: 18 daysAtlantic City, Aug: 20 daysAtlantic City, Sep: 18 daysAtlantic City, Oct: 19 daysAtlantic City, Nov: 18 daysAtlantic City, Dec: 17 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
Atlantic City171616161617182018191817
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).