Chicago has around 31 fewer freezing nights a year.
Chicago enjoys about 16 more sunny days a year than East Lansing.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Chicago | Metric | East Lansing |
|---|---|---|
| 180 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 165 days |
| 39 in | Precipitationper year | 35 in |
| 132 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 137 days |
| 37 in | Snowfallper year | 42 in |
| 16 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 9 days |
| 102 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 133 days |
| 71% | Humidityaverage relative | 70% |
| 52 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 49 °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.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago high | 32 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 37 |
| East Lansing high | 31 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Chicago low | 20 | 23 | 31 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| East Lansing low | 17 | 19 | 27 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 32 | 23 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| East Lansing | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| East Lansing | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Chicago vs another city
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- Chicago vs Riverside, IL
- Chicago vs Forest Park, IL
- Chicago vs New York, NY
- Chicago vs Los Angeles, CA
- Chicago vs Houston, TX
- Chicago vs Phoenix, AZ
- Chicago vs Philadelphia, PA
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East Lansing vs another city
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- East Lansing vs Waverly, MI
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- East Lansing vs Mason, MI
- East Lansing vs New York, NY
- East Lansing vs Los Angeles, CA
- East Lansing vs Houston, TX
- East Lansing vs Phoenix, AZ
- East Lansing vs Philadelphia, PA
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).