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Chicago, IL vs Franklin Center, NJ weather comparison

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Chicago picks up around 15 more inches of snow each winter.

Franklin Center enjoys about 20 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 Franklin Center, NJ
ChicagoMetricFranklin Center
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies200 days
39 inPrecipitationper year45 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year121 days
37 inSnowfallper year22 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F22 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F117 days
71%Humidityaverage relative70%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round53 °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.

ChicagoFranklin Center

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 °FFranklin Center, Jan: 40 °FFranklin Center, Feb: 43 °FFranklin Center, Mar: 51 °FFranklin Center, Apr: 63 °FFranklin Center, May: 73 °FFranklin Center, Jun: 82 °FFranklin Center, Jul: 87 °FFranklin Center, Aug: 85 °FFranklin Center, Sep: 78 °FFranklin Center, Oct: 66 °FFranklin Center, Nov: 55 °FFranklin Center, Dec: 45 °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 °FFranklin Center, Jan: 22 °FFranklin Center, Feb: 23 °FFranklin Center, Mar: 30 °FFranklin Center, Apr: 40 °FFranklin Center, May: 49 °FFranklin Center, Jun: 59 °FFranklin Center, Jul: 65 °FFranklin Center, Aug: 63 °FFranklin Center, Sep: 56 °FFranklin Center, Oct: 44 °FFranklin Center, Nov: 34 °FFranklin Center, Dec: 27 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Franklin Center high404351637382878578665545
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Franklin Center low222330404959656356443427

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoFranklin Center
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 inFranklin Center, Jan: 3.3 inFranklin Center, Feb: 3.1 inFranklin Center, Mar: 4.2 inFranklin Center, Apr: 3.7 inFranklin Center, May: 3.5 inFranklin Center, Jun: 4.2 inFranklin Center, Jul: 4.2 inFranklin Center, Aug: 4.1 inFranklin Center, Sep: 4.0 inFranklin Center, Oct: 3.7 inFranklin Center, Nov: 3.0 inFranklin Center, Dec: 4.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Franklin Center3.33.14.23.73.54.24.24.14.03.73.04.0

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoFranklin Center
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 daysFranklin Center, Jan: 17 daysFranklin Center, Feb: 16 daysFranklin Center, Mar: 16 daysFranklin Center, Apr: 15 daysFranklin Center, May: 15 daysFranklin Center, Jun: 16 daysFranklin Center, Jul: 18 daysFranklin Center, Aug: 18 daysFranklin Center, Sep: 18 daysFranklin Center, Oct: 19 daysFranklin Center, Nov: 17 daysFranklin Center, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Franklin Center171616151516181818191716

Keep comparing

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Chicago vs another city

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Franklin Center vs another city

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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).