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Chelsea, AL vs Chicago, IL weather comparison

Chelsea

AL

Chicago picks up around 35 more inches of snow each winter.

Chelsea endures about 61 more days above 90 °F each year. Chelsea has around 52 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chelsea, AL and Chicago, IL
ChelseaMetricChicago
207 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
51 inPrecipitationper year39 in
123 daysWet daysrain or snow per year132 days
2 inSnowfallper year37 in
77 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
50 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F102 days
72%Humidityaverage relative71%
64 °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.

ChelseaChicago

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovChelsea, Jan: 56 °FChelsea, Feb: 61 °FChelsea, Mar: 69 °FChelsea, Apr: 76 °FChelsea, May: 83 °FChelsea, Jun: 89 °FChelsea, Jul: 92 °FChelsea, Aug: 92 °FChelsea, Sep: 87 °FChelsea, Oct: 77 °FChelsea, Nov: 66 °FChelsea, Dec: 58 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovChelsea, Jan: 35 °FChelsea, Feb: 38 °FChelsea, Mar: 45 °FChelsea, Apr: 52 °FChelsea, May: 60 °FChelsea, Jun: 68 °FChelsea, Jul: 71 °FChelsea, Aug: 70 °FChelsea, Sep: 65 °FChelsea, Oct: 53 °FChelsea, Nov: 42 °FChelsea, Dec: 37 °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
Chelsea high566169768389929287776658
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Chelsea low353845526068717065534237
Chicago low202331415161676760473625

Monthly precipitation

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

ChelseaChicago
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovChelsea, Jan: 4.8 inChelsea, Feb: 5.1 inChelsea, Mar: 5.5 inChelsea, Apr: 4.3 inChelsea, May: 3.8 inChelsea, Jun: 4.1 inChelsea, Jul: 4.4 inChelsea, Aug: 3.8 inChelsea, Sep: 3.3 inChelsea, Oct: 3.3 inChelsea, Nov: 3.9 inChelsea, Dec: 5.0 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
Chelsea4.85.15.54.33.84.14.43.83.33.33.95.0
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.

ChelseaChicago
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovChelsea, Jan: 15 daysChelsea, Feb: 13 daysChelsea, Mar: 16 daysChelsea, Apr: 17 daysChelsea, May: 18 daysChelsea, Jun: 18 daysChelsea, Jul: 18 daysChelsea, Aug: 19 daysChelsea, Sep: 20 daysChelsea, Oct: 21 daysChelsea, Nov: 19 daysChelsea, Dec: 15 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
Chelsea151316171818181920211915
Chicago101114131516202020161411

Keep comparing

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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).