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Chicago, IL vs Hays, KS weather comparison

Chicago

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Hays endures about 55 more days above 90 °F each year.

Chicago picks up around 23 more inches of snow each winter. Hays enjoys about 73 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 Hays, KS
ChicagoMetricHays
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies253 days
39 inPrecipitationper year26 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year86 days
37 inSnowfallper year14 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F71 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F127 days
71%Humidityaverage relative60%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round55 °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.

ChicagoHays

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 °FHays, Jan: 44 °FHays, Feb: 48 °FHays, Mar: 58 °FHays, Apr: 67 °FHays, May: 76 °FHays, Jun: 88 °FHays, Jul: 93 °FHays, Aug: 91 °FHays, Sep: 83 °FHays, Oct: 70 °FHays, Nov: 57 °FHays, 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 °FHays, Jan: 19 °FHays, Feb: 22 °FHays, Mar: 31 °FHays, Apr: 39 °FHays, May: 51 °FHays, Jun: 62 °FHays, Jul: 67 °FHays, Aug: 65 °FHays, Sep: 56 °FHays, Oct: 42 °FHays, Nov: 29 °FHays, Dec: 21 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Hays high444858677688939183705746
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Hays low192231395162676556422921

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoHays
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 inHays, Jan: 0.7 inHays, Feb: 1.1 inHays, Mar: 1.7 inHays, Apr: 2.6 inHays, May: 4.1 inHays, Jun: 3.3 inHays, Jul: 3.1 inHays, Aug: 3.1 inHays, Sep: 2.0 inHays, Oct: 2.1 inHays, Nov: 1.2 inHays, Dec: 1.1 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Hays0.71.11.72.64.13.33.13.12.02.11.21.1

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoHays
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 daysHays, Jan: 21 daysHays, Feb: 18 daysHays, Mar: 20 daysHays, Apr: 18 daysHays, May: 19 daysHays, Jun: 21 daysHays, Jul: 23 daysHays, Aug: 23 daysHays, Sep: 23 daysHays, Oct: 23 daysHays, Nov: 22 daysHays, Dec: 22 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Hays211820181921232323232222

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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).