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Bristol, TN vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Bristol

TN

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

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Bristol, TN and Chicago, IL
BristolMetricChicago
189 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
42 inPrecipitationper year39 in
142 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
11 inSnowfallper year37 in
17 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
98 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
74%Humidityaverage relative71%
56 °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.

BristolChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBristol, Jan: 46 °FBristol, Feb: 50 °FBristol, Mar: 59 °FBristol, Apr: 69 °FBristol, May: 76 °FBristol, Jun: 83 °FBristol, Jul: 86 °FBristol, Aug: 85 °FBristol, Sep: 80 °FBristol, Oct: 70 °FBristol, Nov: 58 °FBristol, Dec: 49 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBristol, Jan: 26 °FBristol, Feb: 28 °FBristol, Mar: 35 °FBristol, Apr: 42 °FBristol, May: 52 °FBristol, Jun: 60 °FBristol, Jul: 64 °FBristol, Aug: 62 °FBristol, Sep: 56 °FBristol, Oct: 44 °FBristol, Nov: 34 °FBristol, Dec: 29 °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
Bristol high465059697683868580705849
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Bristol low262835425260646256443429
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

BristolChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBristol, Jan: 4.0 inBristol, Feb: 3.8 inBristol, Mar: 4.5 inBristol, Apr: 3.9 inBristol, May: 3.6 inBristol, Jun: 3.2 inBristol, Jul: 3.3 inBristol, Aug: 2.8 inBristol, Sep: 3.0 inBristol, Oct: 2.8 inBristol, Nov: 3.2 inBristol, Dec: 4.0 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
Bristol4.03.84.53.93.63.23.32.83.02.83.24.0
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.

BristolChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBristol, Jan: 13 daysBristol, Feb: 11 daysBristol, Mar: 14 daysBristol, Apr: 15 daysBristol, May: 16 daysBristol, Jun: 16 daysBristol, Jul: 17 daysBristol, Aug: 19 daysBristol, Sep: 19 daysBristol, Oct: 19 daysBristol, Nov: 17 daysBristol, Dec: 13 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
Bristol131114151616171919191713
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).