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Chicago, IL vs Lake of the Woods, VA weather comparison

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Chicago picks up around 24 more inches of snow each winter.

Lake of the Woods endures about 24 more days above 90 °F each year. Lake of the Woods enjoys about 29 more sunny days a year than Chicago.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and Lake of the Woods, VA
ChicagoMetricLake of the Woods
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies209 days
39 inPrecipitationper year39 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year113 days
37 inSnowfallper year13 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F40 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F100 days
71%Humidityaverage relative68%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round57 °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 of the Woods

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 of the Woods, Jan: 46 °FLake of the Woods, Feb: 49 °FLake of the Woods, Mar: 57 °FLake of the Woods, Apr: 69 °FLake of the Woods, May: 76 °FLake of the Woods, Jun: 84 °FLake of the Woods, Jul: 89 °FLake of the Woods, Aug: 87 °FLake of the Woods, Sep: 80 °FLake of the Woods, Oct: 70 °FLake of the Woods, Nov: 59 °FLake of the Woods, Dec: 50 °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 of the Woods, Jan: 25 °FLake of the Woods, Feb: 27 °FLake of the Woods, Mar: 33 °FLake of the Woods, Apr: 44 °FLake of the Woods, May: 53 °FLake of the Woods, Jun: 63 °FLake of the Woods, Jul: 68 °FLake of the Woods, Aug: 66 °FLake of the Woods, Sep: 59 °FLake of the Woods, Oct: 46 °FLake of the Woods, Nov: 35 °FLake of the Woods, Dec: 28 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Lake of the Woods high464957697684898780705950
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Lake of the Woods low252733445363686659463528

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoLake of the Woods
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 of the Woods, Jan: 3.0 inLake of the Woods, Feb: 2.7 inLake of the Woods, Mar: 3.7 inLake of the Woods, Apr: 3.2 inLake of the Woods, May: 3.2 inLake of the Woods, Jun: 3.3 inLake of the Woods, Jul: 3.1 inLake of the Woods, Aug: 3.0 inLake of the Woods, Sep: 4.0 inLake of the Woods, Oct: 3.2 inLake of the Woods, Nov: 2.9 inLake of the Woods, Dec: 3.3 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Lake of the Woods3.02.73.73.23.23.33.13.04.03.22.93.3

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoLake of the Woods
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 of the Woods, Jan: 17 daysLake of the Woods, Feb: 16 daysLake of the Woods, Mar: 17 daysLake of the Woods, Apr: 16 daysLake of the Woods, May: 16 daysLake of the Woods, Jun: 17 daysLake of the Woods, Jul: 18 daysLake of the Woods, Aug: 19 daysLake of the Woods, Sep: 18 daysLake of the Woods, Oct: 20 daysLake of the Woods, Nov: 19 daysLake of the Woods, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Lake of the Woods171617161617181918201917

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).