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Barstow, CA vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Barstow

CA

Chicago picks up around 33 more inches of snow each winter.

Barstow endures about 117 more days above 90 °F each year. Barstow sees rain or snow on roughly 109 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Barstow, CA and Chicago, IL
BarstowMetricChicago
315 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
5 inPrecipitationper year39 in
23 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
4 inSnowfallper year37 in
133 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
31 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
38%Humidityaverage relative71%
66 °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.

BarstowChicago

Daily highs

5075100JanMarMayJulSepNovBarstow, Jan: 59 °FBarstow, Feb: 63 °FBarstow, Mar: 70 °FBarstow, Apr: 77 °FBarstow, May: 86 °FBarstow, Jun: 96 °FBarstow, Jul: 102 °FBarstow, Aug: 101 °FBarstow, Sep: 93 °FBarstow, Oct: 81 °FBarstow, Nov: 68 °FBarstow, Dec: 58 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBarstow, Jan: 35 °FBarstow, Feb: 39 °FBarstow, Mar: 44 °FBarstow, Apr: 49 °FBarstow, May: 57 °FBarstow, Jun: 65 °FBarstow, Jul: 72 °FBarstow, Aug: 71 °FBarstow, Sep: 63 °FBarstow, Oct: 53 °FBarstow, Nov: 42 °FBarstow, 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
Barstow high59637077869610210193816858
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Barstow low353944495765727163534235
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

BarstowChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBarstow, Jan: 0.8 inBarstow, Feb: 1.0 inBarstow, Mar: 0.6 inBarstow, Apr: 0.4 inBarstow, May: 0.1 inBarstow, Jun: 0.1 inBarstow, Jul: 0.3 inBarstow, Aug: 0.2 inBarstow, Sep: 0.1 inBarstow, Oct: 0.2 inBarstow, Nov: 0.3 inBarstow, Dec: 0.8 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
Barstow0.81.00.60.40.10.10.30.20.10.20.30.8
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.

BarstowChicago
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovBarstow, Jan: 22 daysBarstow, Feb: 21 daysBarstow, Mar: 24 daysBarstow, Apr: 26 daysBarstow, May: 28 daysBarstow, Jun: 29 daysBarstow, Jul: 29 daysBarstow, Aug: 30 daysBarstow, Sep: 29 daysBarstow, Oct: 29 daysBarstow, Nov: 26 daysBarstow, Dec: 23 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
Barstow222124262829293029292623
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).