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Bend, OR vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Bend

OR

Bend sees rain or snow on roughly 69 fewer days each year.

Chicago has around 66 fewer freezing nights a year. Bend enjoys about 18 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 Bend, OR and Chicago, IL
BendMetricChicago
198 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
11 inPrecipitationper year39 in
63 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
38 inSnowfallper year37 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
168 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
63%Humidityaverage relative71%
48 °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.

BendChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBend, Jan: 42 °FBend, Feb: 46 °FBend, Mar: 52 °FBend, Apr: 58 °FBend, May: 66 °FBend, Jun: 74 °FBend, Jul: 84 °FBend, Aug: 83 °FBend, Sep: 76 °FBend, Oct: 63 °FBend, Nov: 49 °FBend, Dec: 41 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBend, Jan: 25 °FBend, Feb: 24 °FBend, Mar: 28 °FBend, Apr: 31 °FBend, May: 37 °FBend, Jun: 42 °FBend, Jul: 49 °FBend, Aug: 48 °FBend, Sep: 41 °FBend, Oct: 34 °FBend, Nov: 28 °FBend, Dec: 23 °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
Bend high424652586674848376634941
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Bend low252428313742494841342823
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

BendChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBend, Jan: 1.4 inBend, Feb: 1.1 inBend, Mar: 1.1 inBend, Apr: 0.9 inBend, May: 0.9 inBend, Jun: 0.5 inBend, Jul: 0.3 inBend, Aug: 0.3 inBend, Sep: 0.3 inBend, Oct: 0.7 inBend, Nov: 1.3 inBend, Dec: 1.9 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
Bend1.41.11.10.90.90.50.30.30.30.71.31.9
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.

BendChicago
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovBend, Jan: 9 daysBend, Feb: 9 daysBend, Mar: 11 daysBend, Apr: 13 daysBend, May: 16 daysBend, Jun: 21 daysBend, Jul: 28 daysBend, Aug: 28 daysBend, Sep: 24 daysBend, Oct: 19 daysBend, Nov: 11 daysBend, 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
Bend9911131621282824191110
Chicago101114131516202020161411

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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).