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Brookings, SD vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Brookings

SD

Chicago has around 72 fewer freezing nights a year.

Brookings sees rain or snow on roughly 28 fewer days each year. Brookings enjoys about 24 more sunny days a year than Chicago.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Brookings, SD and Chicago, IL
BrookingsMetricChicago
204 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
28 inPrecipitationper year39 in
104 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
36 inSnowfallper year37 in
8 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
173 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
71%Humidityaverage relative71%
44 °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.

BrookingsChicago

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBrookings, Jan: 22 °FBrookings, Feb: 27 °FBrookings, Mar: 39 °FBrookings, Apr: 54 °FBrookings, May: 67 °FBrookings, Jun: 77 °FBrookings, Jul: 81 °FBrookings, Aug: 79 °FBrookings, Sep: 72 °FBrookings, Oct: 58 °FBrookings, Nov: 41 °FBrookings, Dec: 28 °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

0204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBrookings, Jan: 4 °FBrookings, Feb: 7 °FBrookings, Mar: 20 °FBrookings, Apr: 32 °FBrookings, May: 45 °FBrookings, Jun: 56 °FBrookings, Jul: 60 °FBrookings, Aug: 57 °FBrookings, Sep: 48 °FBrookings, Oct: 34 °FBrookings, Nov: 22 °FBrookings, Dec: 10 °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
Brookings high222739546777817972584128
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Brookings low4720324556605748342210
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

BrookingsChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBrookings, Jan: 0.8 inBrookings, Feb: 0.9 inBrookings, Mar: 1.7 inBrookings, Apr: 3.1 inBrookings, May: 3.7 inBrookings, Jun: 4.5 inBrookings, Jul: 3.1 inBrookings, Aug: 3.2 inBrookings, Sep: 2.8 inBrookings, Oct: 2.2 inBrookings, Nov: 1.4 inBrookings, Dec: 0.9 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
Brookings0.80.91.73.13.74.53.13.22.82.21.40.9
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.

BrookingsChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBrookings, Jan: 14 daysBrookings, Feb: 13 daysBrookings, Mar: 16 daysBrookings, Apr: 15 daysBrookings, May: 16 daysBrookings, Jun: 18 daysBrookings, Jul: 24 daysBrookings, Aug: 23 daysBrookings, Sep: 21 daysBrookings, Oct: 18 daysBrookings, Nov: 15 daysBrookings, 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
Brookings141316151618242321181513
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).