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Chicago, IL vs Fort Scott, KS weather comparison

Chicago

IL

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

Fort Scott endures about 36 more days above 90 °F each year. Fort Scott enjoys about 41 more sunny days a year than Chicago.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and Fort Scott, KS
ChicagoMetricFort Scott
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies221 days
39 inPrecipitationper year42 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year108 days
37 inSnowfallper year8 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F52 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F100 days
71%Humidityaverage relative67%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round57 °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.

ChicagoFort Scott

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 °FFort Scott, Jan: 42 °FFort Scott, Feb: 48 °FFort Scott, Mar: 58 °FFort Scott, Apr: 68 °FFort Scott, May: 76 °FFort Scott, Jun: 86 °FFort Scott, Jul: 91 °FFort Scott, Aug: 90 °FFort Scott, Sep: 82 °FFort Scott, Oct: 70 °FFort Scott, Nov: 57 °FFort Scott, Dec: 46 °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 °FFort Scott, Jan: 22 °FFort Scott, Feb: 26 °FFort Scott, Mar: 35 °FFort Scott, Apr: 45 °FFort Scott, May: 56 °FFort Scott, Jun: 65 °FFort Scott, Jul: 70 °FFort Scott, Aug: 68 °FFort Scott, Sep: 59 °FFort Scott, Oct: 47 °FFort Scott, Nov: 35 °FFort Scott, Dec: 26 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Fort Scott high424858687686919082705746
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Fort Scott low222635455665706859473526

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoFort Scott
0.02.04.06.0JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 inFort Scott, Jan: 1.8 inFort Scott, Feb: 2.1 inFort Scott, Mar: 3.5 inFort Scott, Apr: 5.1 inFort Scott, May: 6.2 inFort Scott, Jun: 4.6 inFort Scott, Jul: 3.5 inFort Scott, Aug: 3.2 inFort Scott, Sep: 3.9 inFort Scott, Oct: 3.5 inFort Scott, Nov: 2.6 inFort Scott, Dec: 2.1 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Fort Scott1.82.13.55.16.24.63.53.23.93.52.62.1

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoFort Scott
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 daysFort Scott, Jan: 18 daysFort Scott, Feb: 15 daysFort Scott, Mar: 17 daysFort Scott, Apr: 16 daysFort Scott, May: 16 daysFort Scott, Jun: 19 daysFort Scott, Jul: 22 daysFort Scott, Aug: 22 daysFort Scott, Sep: 21 daysFort Scott, Oct: 21 daysFort Scott, Nov: 18 daysFort Scott, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Fort Scott181517161619222221211817

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).