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Chicago, IL vs Morro Bay, CA weather comparison

Chicago

IL

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

Morro Bay has around 100 fewer freezing nights a year. Morro Bay sees rain or snow on roughly 93 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 Morro Bay, CA
ChicagoMetricMorro Bay
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies293 days
39 inPrecipitationper year17 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year39 days
37 inSnowfallper year0 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F1 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
71%Humidityaverage relative74%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round60 °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.

ChicagoMorro Bay

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 °FMorro Bay, Jan: 65 °FMorro Bay, Feb: 65 °FMorro Bay, Mar: 66 °FMorro Bay, Apr: 67 °FMorro Bay, May: 67 °FMorro Bay, Jun: 67 °FMorro Bay, Jul: 67 °FMorro Bay, Aug: 70 °FMorro Bay, Sep: 72 °FMorro Bay, Oct: 73 °FMorro Bay, Nov: 69 °FMorro Bay, Dec: 65 °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 °FMorro Bay, Jan: 46 °FMorro Bay, Feb: 48 °FMorro Bay, Mar: 49 °FMorro Bay, Apr: 49 °FMorro Bay, May: 52 °FMorro Bay, Jun: 54 °FMorro Bay, Jul: 56 °FMorro Bay, Aug: 57 °FMorro Bay, Sep: 56 °FMorro Bay, Oct: 54 °FMorro Bay, Nov: 50 °FMorro Bay, Dec: 46 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Morro Bay high656566676767677072736965
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Morro Bay low464849495254565756545046

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoMorro Bay
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 inMorro Bay, Jan: 3.9 inMorro Bay, Feb: 3.7 inMorro Bay, Mar: 2.8 inMorro Bay, Apr: 1.0 inMorro Bay, May: 0.4 inMorro Bay, Jun: 0.1 inMorro Bay, Jul: 0.0 inMorro Bay, Aug: 0.0 inMorro Bay, Sep: 0.0 inMorro Bay, Oct: 0.8 inMorro Bay, Nov: 1.3 inMorro Bay, Dec: 3.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Morro Bay3.93.72.81.00.40.10.00.00.00.81.33.0

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoMorro Bay
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 daysMorro Bay, Jan: 19 daysMorro Bay, Feb: 18 daysMorro Bay, Mar: 21 daysMorro Bay, Apr: 24 daysMorro Bay, May: 26 daysMorro Bay, Jun: 28 daysMorro Bay, Jul: 29 daysMorro Bay, Aug: 30 daysMorro Bay, Sep: 29 daysMorro Bay, Oct: 27 daysMorro Bay, Nov: 23 daysMorro Bay, Dec: 21 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Morro Bay191821242628293029272321

Keep comparing

Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.

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).