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Basking Ridge, NJ vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Basking Ridge

NJ

Chicago picks up around 11 more inches of snow each winter.

Basking Ridge enjoys about 16 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 Basking Ridge, NJ and Chicago, IL
Basking RidgeMetricChicago
196 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
47 inPrecipitationper year39 in
126 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
26 inSnowfallper year37 in
21 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
123 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
70%Humidityaverage relative71%
53 °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.

Basking RidgeChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBasking Ridge, Jan: 39 °FBasking Ridge, Feb: 42 °FBasking Ridge, Mar: 51 °FBasking Ridge, Apr: 63 °FBasking Ridge, May: 73 °FBasking Ridge, Jun: 82 °FBasking Ridge, Jul: 86 °FBasking Ridge, Aug: 84 °FBasking Ridge, Sep: 78 °FBasking Ridge, Oct: 65 °FBasking Ridge, Nov: 55 °FBasking Ridge, Dec: 44 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBasking Ridge, Jan: 21 °FBasking Ridge, Feb: 22 °FBasking Ridge, Mar: 29 °FBasking Ridge, Apr: 38 °FBasking Ridge, May: 48 °FBasking Ridge, Jun: 58 °FBasking Ridge, Jul: 63 °FBasking Ridge, Aug: 61 °FBasking Ridge, Sep: 54 °FBasking Ridge, Oct: 42 °FBasking Ridge, Nov: 33 °FBasking Ridge, Dec: 26 °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
Basking Ridge high394251637382868478655544
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Basking Ridge low212229384858636154423326
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

Basking RidgeChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBasking Ridge, Jan: 3.5 inBasking Ridge, Feb: 3.1 inBasking Ridge, Mar: 4.3 inBasking Ridge, Apr: 3.8 inBasking Ridge, May: 3.8 inBasking Ridge, Jun: 4.3 inBasking Ridge, Jul: 4.3 inBasking Ridge, Aug: 4.0 inBasking Ridge, Sep: 4.3 inBasking Ridge, Oct: 4.0 inBasking Ridge, Nov: 3.2 inBasking Ridge, Dec: 4.2 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
Basking Ridge3.53.14.33.83.84.34.34.04.34.03.24.2
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.

Basking RidgeChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBasking Ridge, Jan: 16 daysBasking Ridge, Feb: 15 daysBasking Ridge, Mar: 16 daysBasking Ridge, Apr: 15 daysBasking Ridge, May: 15 daysBasking Ridge, Jun: 15 daysBasking Ridge, Jul: 18 daysBasking Ridge, Aug: 18 daysBasking Ridge, Sep: 17 daysBasking Ridge, Oct: 19 daysBasking Ridge, Nov: 17 daysBasking Ridge, Dec: 16 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
Basking Ridge161516151515181817191716
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).