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Chicago, IL vs New Bern, NC weather comparison

Chicago

IL

Chicago picks up around 35 more inches of snow each winter.

New Bern endures about 28 more days above 90 °F each year. New Bern has around 57 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and New Bern, NC
ChicagoMetricNew Bern
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies204 days
39 inPrecipitationper year59 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year140 days
37 inSnowfallper year2 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F44 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F45 days
71%Humidityaverage relative76%
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.

ChicagoNew Bern

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 °FNew Bern, Jan: 56 °FNew Bern, Feb: 59 °FNew Bern, Mar: 65 °FNew Bern, Apr: 74 °FNew Bern, May: 80 °FNew Bern, Jun: 86 °FNew Bern, Jul: 89 °FNew Bern, Aug: 87 °FNew Bern, Sep: 83 °FNew Bern, Oct: 75 °FNew Bern, Nov: 66 °FNew Bern, Dec: 59 °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 °FNew Bern, Jan: 34 °FNew Bern, Feb: 36 °FNew Bern, Mar: 42 °FNew Bern, Apr: 50 °FNew Bern, May: 59 °FNew Bern, Jun: 67 °FNew Bern, Jul: 71 °FNew Bern, Aug: 70 °FNew Bern, Sep: 65 °FNew Bern, Oct: 54 °FNew Bern, Nov: 44 °FNew Bern, Dec: 38 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
New Bern high565965748086898783756659
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
New Bern low343642505967717065544438

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoNew Bern
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 inNew Bern, Jan: 3.9 inNew Bern, Feb: 3.3 inNew Bern, Mar: 3.7 inNew Bern, Apr: 3.3 inNew Bern, May: 4.7 inNew Bern, Jun: 6.3 inNew Bern, Jul: 7.7 inNew Bern, Aug: 7.7 inNew Bern, Sep: 6.5 inNew Bern, Oct: 4.1 inNew Bern, Nov: 3.8 inNew Bern, Dec: 3.6 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
New Bern3.93.33.73.34.76.37.77.76.54.13.83.6

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoNew Bern
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 daysNew Bern, Jan: 17 daysNew Bern, Feb: 15 daysNew Bern, Mar: 18 daysNew Bern, Apr: 19 daysNew Bern, May: 17 daysNew Bern, Jun: 15 daysNew Bern, Jul: 16 daysNew Bern, Aug: 16 daysNew Bern, Sep: 16 daysNew Bern, Oct: 19 daysNew Bern, Nov: 18 daysNew Bern, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
New Bern171518191715161616191817

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).