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Chicago, IL vs Lake Forest Park, WA weather comparison

Chicago

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Chicago picks up around 31 more inches of snow each winter.

Lake Forest Park has around 76 fewer freezing nights a year. Chicago enjoys about 31 more sunny days a year than Lake Forest Park.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and Lake Forest Park, WA
ChicagoMetricLake Forest Park
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies149 days
39 inPrecipitationper year54 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year161 days
37 inSnowfallper year6 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F2 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F26 days
71%Humidityaverage relative78%
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.

ChicagoLake Forest Park

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 °FLake Forest Park, Jan: 47 °FLake Forest Park, Feb: 50 °FLake Forest Park, Mar: 54 °FLake Forest Park, Apr: 58 °FLake Forest Park, May: 65 °FLake Forest Park, Jun: 70 °FLake Forest Park, Jul: 76 °FLake Forest Park, Aug: 76 °FLake Forest Park, Sep: 71 °FLake Forest Park, Oct: 60 °FLake Forest Park, Nov: 52 °FLake Forest Park, 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 °FLake Forest Park, Jan: 37 °FLake Forest Park, Feb: 37 °FLake Forest Park, Mar: 39 °FLake Forest Park, Apr: 43 °FLake Forest Park, May: 48 °FLake Forest Park, Jun: 53 °FLake Forest Park, Jul: 56 °FLake Forest Park, Aug: 57 °FLake Forest Park, Sep: 53 °FLake Forest Park, Oct: 47 °FLake Forest Park, Nov: 41 °FLake Forest Park, Dec: 37 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Lake Forest Park high475054586570767671605246
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Lake Forest Park low373739434853565753474137

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoLake Forest Park
0.02.55.07.5JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 inLake Forest Park, Jan: 7.1 inLake Forest Park, Feb: 4.7 inLake Forest Park, Mar: 5.5 inLake Forest Park, Apr: 4.4 inLake Forest Park, May: 3.1 inLake Forest Park, Jun: 2.8 inLake Forest Park, Jul: 1.3 inLake Forest Park, Aug: 1.5 inLake Forest Park, Sep: 2.8 inLake Forest Park, Oct: 5.6 inLake Forest Park, Nov: 7.8 inLake Forest Park, Dec: 7.1 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Lake Forest Park7.14.75.54.43.12.81.31.52.85.67.87.1

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoLake Forest Park
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 daysLake Forest Park, Jan: 7 daysLake Forest Park, Feb: 9 daysLake Forest Park, Mar: 9 daysLake Forest Park, Apr: 10 daysLake Forest Park, May: 13 daysLake Forest Park, Jun: 13 daysLake Forest Park, Jul: 21 daysLake Forest Park, Aug: 21 daysLake Forest Park, Sep: 19 daysLake Forest Park, Oct: 13 daysLake Forest Park, Nov: 8 daysLake Forest Park, Dec: 7 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Lake Forest Park7991013132121191387

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).