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Big Stone Gap, VA vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Big Stone Gap

VA

Chicago picks up around 26 more inches of snow each winter.

Chicago sees rain or snow on roughly 19 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Big Stone Gap, VA and Chicago, IL
Big Stone GapMetricChicago
185 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
50 inPrecipitationper year39 in
151 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
11 inSnowfallper year37 in
12 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
108 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
75%Humidityaverage relative71%
55 °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.

Big Stone GapChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBig Stone Gap, Jan: 44 °FBig Stone Gap, Feb: 48 °FBig Stone Gap, Mar: 57 °FBig Stone Gap, Apr: 67 °FBig Stone Gap, May: 75 °FBig Stone Gap, Jun: 81 °FBig Stone Gap, Jul: 84 °FBig Stone Gap, Aug: 83 °FBig Stone Gap, Sep: 79 °FBig Stone Gap, Oct: 69 °FBig Stone Gap, Nov: 57 °FBig Stone Gap, Dec: 47 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBig Stone Gap, Jan: 24 °FBig Stone Gap, Feb: 26 °FBig Stone Gap, Mar: 33 °FBig Stone Gap, Apr: 41 °FBig Stone Gap, May: 51 °FBig Stone Gap, Jun: 59 °FBig Stone Gap, Jul: 63 °FBig Stone Gap, Aug: 62 °FBig Stone Gap, Sep: 55 °FBig Stone Gap, Oct: 43 °FBig Stone Gap, Nov: 32 °FBig Stone Gap, Dec: 27 °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
Big Stone Gap high444857677581848379695747
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Big Stone Gap low242633415159636255433227
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

Big Stone GapChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBig Stone Gap, Jan: 4.3 inBig Stone Gap, Feb: 4.4 inBig Stone Gap, Mar: 4.9 inBig Stone Gap, Apr: 4.5 inBig Stone Gap, May: 4.3 inBig Stone Gap, Jun: 4.3 inBig Stone Gap, Jul: 4.9 inBig Stone Gap, Aug: 3.8 inBig Stone Gap, Sep: 3.6 inBig Stone Gap, Oct: 3.2 inBig Stone Gap, Nov: 3.6 inBig Stone Gap, 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
Big Stone Gap4.34.44.94.54.34.34.93.83.63.23.64.6
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.

Big Stone GapChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBig Stone Gap, Jan: 13 daysBig Stone Gap, Feb: 11 daysBig Stone Gap, Mar: 14 daysBig Stone Gap, Apr: 15 daysBig Stone Gap, May: 15 daysBig Stone Gap, Jun: 15 daysBig Stone Gap, Jul: 16 daysBig Stone Gap, Aug: 18 daysBig Stone Gap, Sep: 19 daysBig Stone Gap, Oct: 20 daysBig Stone Gap, Nov: 17 daysBig Stone Gap, Dec: 12 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
Big Stone Gap131114151515161819201712
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).