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Chicago, IL vs La Cresta, CA weather comparison

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Chicago picks up around 37 more inches of snow each winter.

La Cresta endures about 95 more days above 90 °F each year. La Cresta has around 87 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and La Cresta, CA
ChicagoMetricLa Cresta
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies285 days
39 inPrecipitationper year11 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year42 days
37 inSnowfallper year0 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F111 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F15 days
71%Humidityaverage relative54%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round65 °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.

ChicagoLa Cresta

Daily highs

406080100JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 °FLa Cresta, Jan: 58 °FLa Cresta, Feb: 64 °FLa Cresta, Mar: 70 °FLa Cresta, Apr: 75 °FLa Cresta, May: 83 °FLa Cresta, Jun: 92 °FLa Cresta, Jul: 98 °FLa Cresta, Aug: 96 °FLa Cresta, Sep: 91 °FLa Cresta, Oct: 80 °FLa Cresta, Nov: 67 °FLa Cresta, Dec: 59 °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 °FLa Cresta, Jan: 39 °FLa Cresta, Feb: 42 °FLa Cresta, Mar: 46 °FLa Cresta, Apr: 50 °FLa Cresta, May: 57 °FLa Cresta, Jun: 64 °FLa Cresta, Jul: 70 °FLa Cresta, Aug: 69 °FLa Cresta, Sep: 64 °FLa Cresta, Oct: 54 °FLa Cresta, Nov: 44 °FLa Cresta, Dec: 38 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
La Cresta high586470758392989691806759
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
La Cresta low394246505764706964544438

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoLa Cresta
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 inLa Cresta, Jan: 1.8 inLa Cresta, Feb: 2.0 inLa Cresta, Mar: 2.0 inLa Cresta, Apr: 1.1 inLa Cresta, May: 0.5 inLa Cresta, Jun: 0.1 inLa Cresta, Jul: 0.0 inLa Cresta, Aug: 0.0 inLa Cresta, Sep: 0.0 inLa Cresta, Oct: 0.4 inLa Cresta, Nov: 1.0 inLa Cresta, Dec: 1.7 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
La Cresta1.82.02.01.10.50.10.00.00.00.41.01.7

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoLa Cresta
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 daysLa Cresta, Jan: 17 daysLa Cresta, Feb: 16 daysLa Cresta, Mar: 18 daysLa Cresta, Apr: 22 daysLa Cresta, May: 26 daysLa Cresta, Jun: 28 daysLa Cresta, Jul: 30 daysLa Cresta, Aug: 30 daysLa Cresta, Sep: 29 daysLa Cresta, Oct: 27 daysLa Cresta, Nov: 22 daysLa Cresta, Dec: 19 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
La Cresta171618222628303029272219

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).