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Chicago, IL vs Houghton, MI weather comparison

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Houghton picks up around 116 more inches of snow each winter.

Chicago has around 78 fewer freezing nights a year. Chicago enjoys about 32 more sunny days a year than Houghton.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and Houghton, MI
ChicagoMetricHoughton
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies148 days
39 inPrecipitationper year31 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year153 days
37 inSnowfallper year153 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F2 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F179 days
71%Humidityaverage relative76%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round41 °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.

ChicagoHoughton

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 °FHoughton, Jan: 22 °FHoughton, Feb: 25 °FHoughton, Mar: 34 °FHoughton, Apr: 46 °FHoughton, May: 60 °FHoughton, Jun: 70 °FHoughton, Jul: 76 °FHoughton, Aug: 74 °FHoughton, Sep: 66 °FHoughton, Oct: 52 °FHoughton, Nov: 38 °FHoughton, Dec: 28 °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 °FHoughton, Jan: 10 °FHoughton, Feb: 9 °FHoughton, Mar: 16 °FHoughton, Apr: 28 °FHoughton, May: 39 °FHoughton, Jun: 48 °FHoughton, Jul: 54 °FHoughton, Aug: 53 °FHoughton, Sep: 46 °FHoughton, Oct: 36 °FHoughton, Nov: 26 °FHoughton, Dec: 16 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Houghton high222534466070767466523828
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Houghton low10916283948545346362616

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoHoughton
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 inHoughton, Jan: 1.4 inHoughton, Feb: 1.1 inHoughton, Mar: 1.7 inHoughton, Apr: 2.5 inHoughton, May: 2.8 inHoughton, Jun: 2.8 inHoughton, Jul: 3.1 inHoughton, Aug: 3.0 inHoughton, Sep: 3.5 inHoughton, Oct: 3.7 inHoughton, Nov: 2.6 inHoughton, 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
Houghton1.41.11.72.52.82.83.13.03.53.72.62.1

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoHoughton
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 daysHoughton, Jan: 5 daysHoughton, Feb: 9 daysHoughton, Mar: 14 daysHoughton, Apr: 14 daysHoughton, May: 16 daysHoughton, Jun: 16 daysHoughton, Jul: 20 daysHoughton, Aug: 21 daysHoughton, Sep: 15 daysHoughton, Oct: 11 daysHoughton, Nov: 6 daysHoughton, Dec: 3 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Houghton59141416162021151163

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).