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Chicago, IL vs Lake Los Angeles, CA weather comparison

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Chicago picks up around 36 more inches of snow each winter.

Lake Los Angeles endures about 92 more days above 90 °F each year. Lake Los Angeles sees rain or snow on roughly 83 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and Lake Los Angeles, CA
ChicagoMetricLake Los Angeles
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies295 days
39 inPrecipitationper year14 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year49 days
37 inSnowfallper year1 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F108 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F43 days
71%Humidityaverage relative44%
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.

ChicagoLake Los Angeles

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 °FLake Los Angeles, Jan: 59 °FLake Los Angeles, Feb: 62 °FLake Los Angeles, Mar: 68 °FLake Los Angeles, Apr: 74 °FLake Los Angeles, May: 82 °FLake Los Angeles, Jun: 92 °FLake Los Angeles, Jul: 98 °FLake Los Angeles, Aug: 98 °FLake Los Angeles, Sep: 91 °FLake Los Angeles, Oct: 79 °FLake Los Angeles, Nov: 67 °FLake Los Angeles, Dec: 57 °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 Los Angeles, Jan: 35 °FLake Los Angeles, Feb: 37 °FLake Los Angeles, Mar: 41 °FLake Los Angeles, Apr: 45 °FLake Los Angeles, May: 52 °FLake Los Angeles, Jun: 60 °FLake Los Angeles, Jul: 66 °FLake Los Angeles, Aug: 66 °FLake Los Angeles, Sep: 60 °FLake Los Angeles, Oct: 50 °FLake Los Angeles, Nov: 40 °FLake Los Angeles, Dec: 34 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Lake Los Angeles high596268748292989891796757
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Lake Los Angeles low353741455260666660504034

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoLake Los Angeles
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 inLake Los Angeles, Jan: 2.5 inLake Los Angeles, Feb: 2.9 inLake Los Angeles, Mar: 1.9 inLake Los Angeles, Apr: 0.9 inLake Los Angeles, May: 0.5 inLake Los Angeles, Jun: 0.2 inLake Los Angeles, Jul: 0.7 inLake Los Angeles, Aug: 0.5 inLake Los Angeles, Sep: 0.4 inLake Los Angeles, Oct: 0.7 inLake Los Angeles, Nov: 0.7 inLake Los Angeles, Dec: 1.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Lake Los Angeles2.52.91.90.90.50.20.70.50.40.70.71.8

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoLake Los Angeles
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 daysLake Los Angeles, Jan: 20 daysLake Los Angeles, Feb: 17 daysLake Los Angeles, Mar: 21 daysLake Los Angeles, Apr: 24 daysLake Los Angeles, May: 26 daysLake Los Angeles, Jun: 28 daysLake Los Angeles, Jul: 29 daysLake Los Angeles, Aug: 30 daysLake Los Angeles, Sep: 29 daysLake Los Angeles, Oct: 28 daysLake Los Angeles, Nov: 24 daysLake Los Angeles, Dec: 22 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Lake Los Angeles201721242628293029282422

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).