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Baxter, MN vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Baxter

MN

Chicago has around 79 fewer freezing nights a year.

Baxter picks up around 11 more inches of snow each winter. Baxter sees rain or snow on roughly 16 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Baxter, MN and Chicago, IL
BaxterMetricChicago
178 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
29 inPrecipitationper year39 in
116 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
48 inSnowfallper year37 in
4 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
180 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
72%Humidityaverage relative71%
41 °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.

BaxterChicago

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBaxter, Jan: 19 °FBaxter, Feb: 25 °FBaxter, Mar: 38 °FBaxter, Apr: 53 °FBaxter, May: 67 °FBaxter, Jun: 76 °FBaxter, Jul: 80 °FBaxter, Aug: 78 °FBaxter, Sep: 70 °FBaxter, Oct: 55 °FBaxter, Nov: 38 °FBaxter, Dec: 25 °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

02550JanMarMayJulSepNovBaxter, Jan: -2 °FBaxter, Feb: 2 °FBaxter, Mar: 15 °FBaxter, Apr: 29 °FBaxter, May: 43 °FBaxter, Jun: 54 °FBaxter, Jul: 58 °FBaxter, Aug: 56 °FBaxter, Sep: 47 °FBaxter, Oct: 34 °FBaxter, Nov: 21 °FBaxter, Dec: 8 °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
Baxter high192538536776807870553825
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Baxter low-221529435458564734218
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

BaxterChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBaxter, Jan: 0.8 inBaxter, Feb: 0.8 inBaxter, Mar: 1.6 inBaxter, Apr: 2.7 inBaxter, May: 3.6 inBaxter, Jun: 4.3 inBaxter, Jul: 4.0 inBaxter, Aug: 3.3 inBaxter, Sep: 3.1 inBaxter, Oct: 2.7 inBaxter, Nov: 1.6 inBaxter, Dec: 1.1 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
Baxter0.80.81.62.73.64.34.03.33.12.71.61.1
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.

BaxterChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBaxter, Jan: 11 daysBaxter, Feb: 12 daysBaxter, Mar: 14 daysBaxter, Apr: 14 daysBaxter, May: 15 daysBaxter, Jun: 16 daysBaxter, Jul: 21 daysBaxter, Aug: 21 daysBaxter, Sep: 19 daysBaxter, Oct: 15 daysBaxter, Nov: 11 daysBaxter, Dec: 10 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
Baxter111214141516212119151110
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).