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Bemidji, MN vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Bemidji

MN

Chicago has around 83 fewer freezing nights a year.

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

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Bemidji, MN and Chicago, IL
BemidjiMetricChicago
170 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
28 inPrecipitationper year39 in
127 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
49 inSnowfallper year37 in
4 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
184 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
72%Humidityaverage relative71%
40 °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.

BemidjiChicago

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBemidji, Jan: 18 °FBemidji, Feb: 24 °FBemidji, Mar: 37 °FBemidji, Apr: 51 °FBemidji, May: 65 °FBemidji, Jun: 74 °FBemidji, Jul: 79 °FBemidji, Aug: 77 °FBemidji, Sep: 68 °FBemidji, Oct: 52 °FBemidji, Nov: 36 °FBemidji, Dec: 23 °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

02550JanMarMayJulSepNovBemidji, Jan: -4 °FBemidji, Feb: 0 °FBemidji, Mar: 15 °FBemidji, Apr: 29 °FBemidji, May: 42 °FBemidji, Jun: 53 °FBemidji, Jul: 58 °FBemidji, Aug: 56 °FBemidji, Sep: 47 °FBemidji, Oct: 34 °FBemidji, Nov: 20 °FBemidji, Dec: 6 °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
Bemidji high182437516574797768523623
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Bemidji low-401529425358564734206
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

BemidjiChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBemidji, Jan: 0.8 inBemidji, Feb: 0.7 inBemidji, Mar: 1.3 inBemidji, Apr: 2.1 inBemidji, May: 3.4 inBemidji, Jun: 4.1 inBemidji, Jul: 4.0 inBemidji, Aug: 3.5 inBemidji, Sep: 3.1 inBemidji, Oct: 2.5 inBemidji, Nov: 1.4 inBemidji, Dec: 1.0 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
Bemidji0.80.71.32.13.44.14.03.53.12.51.41.0
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.

BemidjiChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBemidji, Jan: 10 daysBemidji, Feb: 10 daysBemidji, Mar: 13 daysBemidji, Apr: 14 daysBemidji, May: 15 daysBemidji, Jun: 16 daysBemidji, Jul: 21 daysBemidji, Aug: 22 daysBemidji, Sep: 18 daysBemidji, Oct: 14 daysBemidji, Nov: 10 daysBemidji, Dec: 9 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
Bemidji10101314151621221814109
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).