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Bradford, PA vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Bradford

PA

Bradford picks up around 38 more inches of snow each winter.

Chicago has around 60 fewer freezing nights a year. Chicago enjoys about 42 more sunny days a year than Bradford.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Bradford, PA and Chicago, IL
BradfordMetricChicago
138 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
46 inPrecipitationper year39 in
183 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
75 inSnowfallper year37 in
1 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
162 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
77%Humidityaverage relative71%
46 °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.

BradfordChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBradford, Jan: 31 °FBradford, Feb: 33 °FBradford, Mar: 42 °FBradford, Apr: 56 °FBradford, May: 68 °FBradford, Jun: 75 °FBradford, Jul: 79 °FBradford, Aug: 78 °FBradford, Sep: 71 °FBradford, Oct: 59 °FBradford, Nov: 46 °FBradford, Dec: 35 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBradford, Jan: 14 °FBradford, Feb: 14 °FBradford, Mar: 21 °FBradford, Apr: 32 °FBradford, May: 43 °FBradford, Jun: 51 °FBradford, Jul: 55 °FBradford, Aug: 54 °FBradford, Sep: 47 °FBradford, Oct: 37 °FBradford, Nov: 29 °FBradford, Dec: 20 °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
Bradford high313342566875797871594635
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Bradford low141421324351555447372920
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

BradfordChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBradford, Jan: 3.4 inBradford, Feb: 2.7 inBradford, Mar: 3.6 inBradford, Apr: 4.3 inBradford, May: 4.4 inBradford, Jun: 4.5 inBradford, Jul: 4.1 inBradford, Aug: 3.8 inBradford, Sep: 3.8 inBradford, Oct: 4.0 inBradford, Nov: 3.5 inBradford, Dec: 3.6 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
Bradford3.42.73.64.34.44.54.13.83.84.03.53.6
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.

BradfordChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBradford, Jan: 5 daysBradford, Feb: 7 daysBradford, Mar: 11 daysBradford, Apr: 12 daysBradford, May: 14 daysBradford, Jun: 14 daysBradford, Jul: 18 daysBradford, Aug: 17 daysBradford, Sep: 15 daysBradford, Oct: 13 daysBradford, Nov: 9 daysBradford, Dec: 5 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
Bradford57111214141817151395
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).