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Billings, MT vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Billings

MT

Chicago has around 47 fewer freezing nights a year.

Billings sees rain or snow on roughly 37 fewer days each year. Billings picks up around 14 more inches of snow each winter.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Billings, MT and Chicago, IL
BillingsMetricChicago
223 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
16 inPrecipitationper year39 in
95 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
51 inSnowfallper year37 in
35 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
149 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
54%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.

BillingsChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBillings, Jan: 37 °FBillings, Feb: 40 °FBillings, Mar: 50 °FBillings, Apr: 58 °FBillings, May: 68 °FBillings, Jun: 78 °FBillings, Jul: 87 °FBillings, Aug: 86 °FBillings, Sep: 75 °FBillings, Oct: 60 °FBillings, Nov: 46 °FBillings, Dec: 37 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBillings, Jan: 17 °FBillings, Feb: 19 °FBillings, Mar: 26 °FBillings, Apr: 34 °FBillings, May: 43 °FBillings, Jun: 52 °FBillings, Jul: 58 °FBillings, Aug: 56 °FBillings, Sep: 47 °FBillings, Oct: 36 °FBillings, Nov: 26 °FBillings, Dec: 18 °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
Billings high374050586878878675604637
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Billings low171926344352585647362618
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

BillingsChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBillings, Jan: 0.9 inBillings, Feb: 0.8 inBillings, Mar: 1.2 inBillings, Apr: 2.3 inBillings, May: 2.6 inBillings, Jun: 2.1 inBillings, Jul: 0.9 inBillings, Aug: 0.7 inBillings, Sep: 1.4 inBillings, Oct: 1.8 inBillings, Nov: 0.9 inBillings, Dec: 0.8 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
Billings0.90.81.22.32.62.10.90.71.41.80.90.8
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.

BillingsChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBillings, Jan: 16 daysBillings, Feb: 14 daysBillings, Mar: 15 daysBillings, Apr: 14 daysBillings, May: 17 daysBillings, Jun: 20 daysBillings, Jul: 27 daysBillings, Aug: 26 daysBillings, Sep: 22 daysBillings, Oct: 20 daysBillings, Nov: 17 daysBillings, Dec: 17 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
Billings161415141720272622201717
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).