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Chicago, IL vs Crete, NE weather comparison

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Chicago picks up around 12 more inches of snow each winter.

Crete enjoys about 51 more sunny days a year than Chicago. Chicago has around 32 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and Crete, NE
ChicagoMetricCrete
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies231 days
39 inPrecipitationper year32 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year100 days
37 inSnowfallper year25 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F34 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F134 days
71%Humidityaverage relative65%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round51 °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.

ChicagoCrete

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 °FCrete, Jan: 34 °FCrete, Feb: 40 °FCrete, Mar: 52 °FCrete, Apr: 63 °FCrete, May: 73 °FCrete, Jun: 82 °FCrete, Jul: 86 °FCrete, Aug: 85 °FCrete, Sep: 78 °FCrete, Oct: 66 °FCrete, Nov: 51 °FCrete, Dec: 38 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 °FCrete, Jan: 14 °FCrete, Feb: 18 °FCrete, Mar: 28 °FCrete, Apr: 39 °FCrete, May: 50 °FCrete, Jun: 61 °FCrete, Jul: 65 °FCrete, Aug: 63 °FCrete, Sep: 54 °FCrete, Oct: 41 °FCrete, Nov: 28 °FCrete, Dec: 18 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Crete high344052637382868578665138
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Crete low141828395061656354412818

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoCrete
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 inCrete, Jan: 0.9 inCrete, Feb: 1.2 inCrete, Mar: 2.1 inCrete, Apr: 3.5 inCrete, May: 5.2 inCrete, Jun: 4.2 inCrete, Jul: 3.6 inCrete, Aug: 3.1 inCrete, Sep: 2.8 inCrete, Oct: 2.5 inCrete, Nov: 1.6 inCrete, Dec: 1.3 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Crete0.91.22.13.55.24.23.63.12.82.51.61.3

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

ChicagoCrete
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 daysCrete, Jan: 18 daysCrete, Feb: 16 daysCrete, Mar: 18 daysCrete, Apr: 16 daysCrete, May: 16 daysCrete, Jun: 20 daysCrete, Jul: 22 daysCrete, Aug: 22 daysCrete, Sep: 23 daysCrete, Oct: 21 daysCrete, Nov: 20 daysCrete, Dec: 19 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Crete181618161620222223212019

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).