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Bigfork, MT vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Bigfork

MT

Bigfork picks up around 29 more inches of snow each winter.

Chicago has around 65 fewer freezing nights a year. Chicago sees rain or snow on roughly 29 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Bigfork, MT and Chicago, IL
BigforkMetricChicago
163 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
31 inPrecipitationper year39 in
161 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
67 inSnowfallper year37 in
8 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
167 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
70%Humidityaverage relative71%
45 °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.

BigforkChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBigfork, Jan: 32 °FBigfork, Feb: 37 °FBigfork, Mar: 45 °FBigfork, Apr: 54 °FBigfork, May: 64 °FBigfork, Jun: 71 °FBigfork, Jul: 81 °FBigfork, Aug: 81 °FBigfork, Sep: 70 °FBigfork, Oct: 55 °FBigfork, Nov: 41 °FBigfork, Dec: 33 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBigfork, Jan: 20 °FBigfork, Feb: 20 °FBigfork, Mar: 26 °FBigfork, Apr: 33 °FBigfork, May: 40 °FBigfork, Jun: 47 °FBigfork, Jul: 51 °FBigfork, Aug: 49 °FBigfork, Sep: 42 °FBigfork, Oct: 33 °FBigfork, Nov: 27 °FBigfork, Dec: 21 °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
Bigfork high323745546471818170554133
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Bigfork low202026334047514942332721
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

BigforkChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBigfork, Jan: 3.3 inBigfork, Feb: 2.4 inBigfork, Mar: 2.7 inBigfork, Apr: 2.7 inBigfork, May: 2.7 inBigfork, Jun: 3.3 inBigfork, Jul: 0.9 inBigfork, Aug: 1.2 inBigfork, Sep: 2.1 inBigfork, Oct: 3.2 inBigfork, Nov: 3.5 inBigfork, Dec: 3.4 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
Bigfork3.32.42.72.72.73.30.91.22.13.23.53.4
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.

BigforkChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBigfork, Jan: 4 daysBigfork, Feb: 9 daysBigfork, Mar: 11 daysBigfork, Apr: 12 daysBigfork, May: 16 daysBigfork, Jun: 16 daysBigfork, Jul: 26 daysBigfork, Aug: 26 daysBigfork, Sep: 20 daysBigfork, Oct: 14 daysBigfork, Nov: 6 daysBigfork, Dec: 4 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
Bigfork49111216162626201464
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).