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Benicia, CA vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Benicia

CA

Chicago picks up around 37 more inches of snow each winter.

Benicia has around 95 fewer freezing nights a year. Benicia sees rain or snow on roughly 78 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Benicia, CA and Chicago, IL
BeniciaMetricChicago
256 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
20 inPrecipitationper year39 in
54 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
0 inSnowfallper year37 in
39 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
7 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
70%Humidityaverage relative71%
61 °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.

BeniciaChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBenicia, Jan: 57 °FBenicia, Feb: 63 °FBenicia, Mar: 68 °FBenicia, Apr: 72 °FBenicia, May: 78 °FBenicia, Jun: 84 °FBenicia, Jul: 86 °FBenicia, Aug: 86 °FBenicia, Sep: 86 °FBenicia, Oct: 78 °FBenicia, Nov: 65 °FBenicia, Dec: 57 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBenicia, Jan: 41 °FBenicia, Feb: 43 °FBenicia, Mar: 45 °FBenicia, Apr: 46 °FBenicia, May: 50 °FBenicia, Jun: 53 °FBenicia, Jul: 55 °FBenicia, Aug: 55 °FBenicia, Sep: 55 °FBenicia, Oct: 52 °FBenicia, Nov: 45 °FBenicia, Dec: 40 °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
Benicia high576368727884868686786557
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Benicia low414345465053555555524540
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

BeniciaChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBenicia, Jan: 4.0 inBenicia, Feb: 4.2 inBenicia, Mar: 3.1 inBenicia, Apr: 1.4 inBenicia, May: 0.7 inBenicia, Jun: 0.2 inBenicia, Jul: 0.0 inBenicia, Aug: 0.0 inBenicia, Sep: 0.1 inBenicia, Oct: 0.9 inBenicia, Nov: 1.9 inBenicia, Dec: 3.7 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
Benicia4.04.23.11.40.70.20.00.00.10.91.93.7
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.

BeniciaChicago
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovBenicia, Jan: 13 daysBenicia, Feb: 13 daysBenicia, Mar: 16 daysBenicia, Apr: 20 daysBenicia, May: 23 daysBenicia, Jun: 27 daysBenicia, Jul: 29 daysBenicia, Aug: 29 daysBenicia, Sep: 28 daysBenicia, Oct: 25 daysBenicia, Nov: 18 daysBenicia, Dec: 15 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
Benicia131316202327292928251815
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).