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Centralia, WA vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

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Chicago picks up around 29 more inches of snow each winter.

Centralia has around 53 fewer freezing nights a year. Chicago enjoys about 45 more sunny days a year than Centralia.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Centralia, WA and Chicago, IL
CentraliaMetricChicago
135 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
54 inPrecipitationper year39 in
152 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
8 inSnowfallper year37 in
8 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
49 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
81%Humidityaverage relative71%
52 °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.

CentraliaChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovCentralia, Jan: 46 °FCentralia, Feb: 49 °FCentralia, Mar: 54 °FCentralia, Apr: 60 °FCentralia, May: 67 °FCentralia, Jun: 71 °FCentralia, Jul: 78 °FCentralia, Aug: 78 °FCentralia, Sep: 73 °FCentralia, Oct: 61 °FCentralia, Nov: 51 °FCentralia, Dec: 45 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovCentralia, Jan: 34 °FCentralia, Feb: 34 °FCentralia, Mar: 36 °FCentralia, Apr: 39 °FCentralia, May: 44 °FCentralia, Jun: 49 °FCentralia, Jul: 53 °FCentralia, Aug: 53 °FCentralia, Sep: 48 °FCentralia, Oct: 43 °FCentralia, Nov: 37 °FCentralia, Dec: 34 °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
Centralia high464954606771787873615145
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Centralia low343436394449535348433734
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

CentraliaChicago
0.02.55.07.5JanMarMayJulSepNovCentralia, Jan: 7.3 inCentralia, Feb: 5.4 inCentralia, Mar: 6.2 inCentralia, Apr: 4.8 inCentralia, May: 3.1 inCentralia, Jun: 2.0 inCentralia, Jul: 0.6 inCentralia, Aug: 1.0 inCentralia, Sep: 2.1 inCentralia, Oct: 5.0 inCentralia, Nov: 8.2 inCentralia, Dec: 7.8 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
Centralia7.35.46.24.83.12.00.61.02.15.08.27.8
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.

CentraliaChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovCentralia, Jan: 6 daysCentralia, Feb: 8 daysCentralia, Mar: 7 daysCentralia, Apr: 9 daysCentralia, May: 11 daysCentralia, Jun: 13 daysCentralia, Jul: 20 daysCentralia, Aug: 20 daysCentralia, Sep: 18 daysCentralia, Oct: 12 daysCentralia, Nov: 7 daysCentralia, Dec: 6 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
Centralia687911132020181276
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).