Estes Park picks up around 73 more inches of snow each winter.
Chicago has around 84 fewer freezing nights a year. Estes Park enjoys about 72 more sunny days a year than Chicago.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Chicago | Metric | Estes Park |
|---|---|---|
| 180 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 252 days |
| 39 in | Precipitationper year | 18 in |
| 132 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 117 days |
| 37 in | Snowfallper year | 110 in |
| 16 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 1 days |
| 102 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 185 days |
| 71% | Humidityaverage relative | 66% |
| 52 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 43 °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 |
| Estes Park high | 37 | 37 | 45 | 51 | 61 | 74 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Chicago low | 20 | 23 | 31 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Estes Park low | 16 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 46 | 39 | 30 | 23 | 16 |
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 |
| Estes Park | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
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 |
| Estes Park | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
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 Stickney, IL
- Chicago vs Berwyn, IL
- Chicago vs Oak Park, IL
- 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
- Chicago vs San Antonio, TX
Estes Park vs another city
- Estes Park vs Loveland, CO
- Estes Park vs Longmont, CO
- Estes Park vs Fort Collins, CO
- Estes Park vs Boulder, CO
- Estes Park vs Gunbarrel, CO
- Estes Park vs Mead, CO
- Estes Park vs New York, NY
- Estes Park vs Los Angeles, CA
- Estes Park vs Houston, TX
- Estes Park vs Phoenix, AZ
- Estes Park 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).