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Badger, AK vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Badger

AK

Chicago has around 127 fewer freezing nights a year.

Badger sees rain or snow on roughly 41 fewer days each year. Badger picks up around 16 more inches of snow each winter.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Badger, AK and Chicago, IL
BadgerMetricChicago
159 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
12 inPrecipitationper year39 in
91 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
53 inSnowfallper year37 in
0 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
229 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
68%Humidityaverage relative71%
27 °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.

BadgerChicago

Daily highs

0255075JanMarMayJulSepNovBadger, Jan: -2 °FBadger, Feb: 11 °FBadger, Mar: 26 °FBadger, Apr: 46 °FBadger, May: 62 °FBadger, Jun: 71 °FBadger, Jul: 72 °FBadger, Aug: 65 °FBadger, Sep: 54 °FBadger, Oct: 33 °FBadger, Nov: 9 °FBadger, Dec: 1 °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

02550JanMarMayJulSepNovBadger, Jan: -17 °FBadger, Feb: -10 °FBadger, Mar: -1 °FBadger, Apr: 21 °FBadger, May: 36 °FBadger, Jun: 47 °FBadger, Jul: 51 °FBadger, Aug: 45 °FBadger, Sep: 34 °FBadger, Oct: 17 °FBadger, Nov: -5 °FBadger, Dec: -13 °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
Badger high-211264662717265543391
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Badger low-17-10-121364751453417-5-13
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

BadgerChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBadger, Jan: 0.4 inBadger, Feb: 0.4 inBadger, Mar: 0.3 inBadger, Apr: 0.4 inBadger, May: 0.7 inBadger, Jun: 1.9 inBadger, Jul: 2.2 inBadger, Aug: 2.3 inBadger, Sep: 1.5 inBadger, Oct: 0.8 inBadger, Nov: 0.6 inBadger, Dec: 0.4 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
Badger0.40.40.30.40.71.92.22.31.50.80.60.4
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.

BadgerChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBadger, Jan: 15 daysBadger, Feb: 13 daysBadger, Mar: 17 daysBadger, Apr: 16 daysBadger, May: 16 daysBadger, Jun: 14 daysBadger, Jul: 12 daysBadger, Aug: 10 daysBadger, Sep: 11 daysBadger, Oct: 12 daysBadger, Nov: 12 daysBadger, 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
Badger151317161614121011121212
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).