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Chicago, IL vs La Riviera, CA weather comparison

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

La Riviera has around 96 fewer freezing nights a year. La Riviera endures about 71 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and La Riviera, CA
ChicagoMetricLa Riviera
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies267 days
39 inPrecipitationper year26 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year60 days
37 inSnowfallper year0 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F87 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F6 days
71%Humidityaverage relative61%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round63 °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 Riviera

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 °FLa Riviera, Jan: 56 °FLa Riviera, Feb: 62 °FLa Riviera, Mar: 67 °FLa Riviera, Apr: 73 °FLa Riviera, May: 81 °FLa Riviera, Jun: 89 °FLa Riviera, Jul: 94 °FLa Riviera, Aug: 93 °FLa Riviera, Sep: 89 °FLa Riviera, Oct: 79 °FLa Riviera, Nov: 65 °FLa Riviera, Dec: 56 °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 Riviera, Jan: 41 °FLa Riviera, Feb: 43 °FLa Riviera, Mar: 46 °FLa Riviera, Apr: 49 °FLa Riviera, May: 54 °FLa Riviera, Jun: 58 °FLa Riviera, Jul: 61 °FLa Riviera, Aug: 61 °FLa Riviera, Sep: 58 °FLa Riviera, Oct: 52 °FLa Riviera, Nov: 45 °FLa Riviera, Dec: 40 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
La Riviera high566267738189949389796556
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
La Riviera low414346495458616158524540

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoLa Riviera
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 Riviera, Jan: 4.9 inLa Riviera, Feb: 4.8 inLa Riviera, Mar: 4.1 inLa Riviera, Apr: 1.9 inLa Riviera, May: 1.1 inLa Riviera, Jun: 0.2 inLa Riviera, Jul: 0.0 inLa Riviera, Aug: 0.1 inLa Riviera, Sep: 0.1 inLa Riviera, Oct: 1.4 inLa Riviera, Nov: 2.6 inLa Riviera, Dec: 4.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
La Riviera4.94.84.11.91.10.20.00.10.11.42.64.8

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoLa Riviera
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 Riviera, Jan: 14 daysLa Riviera, Feb: 14 daysLa Riviera, Mar: 17 daysLa Riviera, Apr: 20 daysLa Riviera, May: 24 daysLa Riviera, Jun: 27 daysLa Riviera, Jul: 30 daysLa Riviera, Aug: 30 daysLa Riviera, Sep: 29 daysLa Riviera, Oct: 27 daysLa Riviera, Nov: 19 daysLa Riviera, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
La Riviera141417202427303029271916

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).