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Belfast, ME vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Belfast

ME

Belfast picks up around 34 more inches of snow each winter.

Chicago has around 59 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Belfast, ME and Chicago, IL
BelfastMetricChicago
191 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
44 inPrecipitationper year39 in
131 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
72 inSnowfallper year37 in
2 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
161 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
75%Humidityaverage relative71%
44 °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.

BelfastChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBelfast, Jan: 29 °FBelfast, Feb: 32 °FBelfast, Mar: 40 °FBelfast, Apr: 51 °FBelfast, May: 63 °FBelfast, Jun: 71 °FBelfast, Jul: 77 °FBelfast, Aug: 76 °FBelfast, Sep: 69 °FBelfast, Oct: 57 °FBelfast, Nov: 46 °FBelfast, Dec: 35 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBelfast, Jan: 10 °FBelfast, Feb: 12 °FBelfast, Mar: 20 °FBelfast, Apr: 31 °FBelfast, May: 41 °FBelfast, Jun: 51 °FBelfast, Jul: 57 °FBelfast, Aug: 56 °FBelfast, Sep: 48 °FBelfast, Oct: 38 °FBelfast, Nov: 29 °FBelfast, Dec: 19 °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
Belfast high293240516371777669574635
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Belfast low101220314151575648382919
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

BelfastChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBelfast, Jan: 3.6 inBelfast, Feb: 3.1 inBelfast, Mar: 3.8 inBelfast, Apr: 3.9 inBelfast, May: 3.4 inBelfast, Jun: 3.7 inBelfast, Jul: 3.0 inBelfast, Aug: 3.0 inBelfast, Sep: 3.7 inBelfast, Oct: 4.7 inBelfast, Nov: 3.9 inBelfast, Dec: 4.6 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
Belfast3.63.13.83.93.43.73.03.03.74.73.94.6
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.

BelfastChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBelfast, Jan: 17 daysBelfast, Feb: 15 daysBelfast, Mar: 16 daysBelfast, Apr: 14 daysBelfast, May: 14 daysBelfast, Jun: 14 daysBelfast, Jul: 17 daysBelfast, Aug: 18 daysBelfast, Sep: 17 daysBelfast, Oct: 17 daysBelfast, Nov: 16 daysBelfast, 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
Belfast171516141414171817171616
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).