The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Box Elder | Metric | Chicago |
|---|---|---|
| 248 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 180 days |
| 20 in | Precipitationper year | 39 in |
| 90 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 132 days |
| 46 in | Snowfallper year | 37 in |
| 28 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 16 days |
| 166 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 102 days |
| 59% | Humidityaverage relative | 71% |
| 47 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 52 °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.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Elder high | 36 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 77 | 85 | 85 | 75 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Chicago high | 32 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 37 |
| Box Elder low | 14 | 15 | 23 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 59 | 57 | 48 | 35 | 23 | 15 |
| Chicago low | 20 | 23 | 31 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Elder | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Chicago | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Elder | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
| Chicago | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Box Elder vs another city
- Box Elder vs Rapid Valley, SD
- Box Elder vs Rapid City, SD
- Box Elder vs Sturgis, SD
- Box Elder vs Spearfish, SD
- Box Elder vs Belle Fourche, SD
- Box Elder vs Chadron, NE
- Box Elder vs New York, NY
- Box Elder vs Los Angeles, CA
- Box Elder vs Houston, TX
- Box Elder vs Phoenix, AZ
- Box Elder vs Philadelphia, PA
Chicago vs another city
- Chicago vs Cicero, IL
- Chicago vs Stickney, IL
- Chicago vs Berwyn, IL
- Chicago vs Oak Park, IL
- Chicago vs Riverside, IL
- Chicago vs Forest Park, IL
- Chicago vs New York, NY
- Chicago vs Los Angeles, CA
- Chicago vs Houston, TX
- Chicago vs Phoenix, AZ
- Chicago vs Philadelphia, PA
- Chicago vs San Antonio, TX
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).