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Chicago, IL vs New Freedom, PA weather comparison

Chicago

IL

New Freedom enjoys about 17 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 New Freedom, PA
ChicagoMetricNew Freedom
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies197 days
39 inPrecipitationper year44 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year124 days
37 inSnowfallper year31 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F15 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F106 days
71%Humidityaverage relative69%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round54 °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 Freedom

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 Freedom, Jan: 40 °FNew Freedom, Feb: 43 °FNew Freedom, Mar: 52 °FNew Freedom, Apr: 65 °FNew Freedom, May: 74 °FNew Freedom, Jun: 81 °FNew Freedom, Jul: 85 °FNew Freedom, Aug: 83 °FNew Freedom, Sep: 77 °FNew Freedom, Oct: 66 °FNew Freedom, Nov: 54 °FNew Freedom, Dec: 44 °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 Freedom, Jan: 23 °FNew Freedom, Feb: 25 °FNew Freedom, Mar: 31 °FNew Freedom, Apr: 41 °FNew Freedom, May: 51 °FNew Freedom, Jun: 60 °FNew Freedom, Jul: 64 °FNew Freedom, Aug: 62 °FNew Freedom, Sep: 56 °FNew Freedom, Oct: 45 °FNew Freedom, Nov: 35 °FNew Freedom, Dec: 28 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
New Freedom high404352657481858377665444
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
New Freedom low232531415160646256453528

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoNew Freedom
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 inNew Freedom, Jan: 3.1 inNew Freedom, Feb: 2.8 inNew Freedom, Mar: 3.9 inNew Freedom, Apr: 3.6 inNew Freedom, May: 3.7 inNew Freedom, Jun: 3.8 inNew Freedom, Jul: 4.1 inNew Freedom, Aug: 3.6 inNew Freedom, Sep: 4.6 inNew Freedom, Oct: 3.6 inNew Freedom, Nov: 3.0 inNew Freedom, Dec: 3.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
New Freedom3.12.83.93.63.73.84.13.64.63.63.03.5

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoNew Freedom
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 Freedom, Jan: 15 daysNew Freedom, Feb: 14 daysNew Freedom, Mar: 15 daysNew Freedom, Apr: 15 daysNew Freedom, May: 16 daysNew Freedom, Jun: 16 daysNew Freedom, Jul: 18 daysNew Freedom, Aug: 18 daysNew Freedom, Sep: 18 daysNew Freedom, Oct: 19 daysNew Freedom, Nov: 17 daysNew Freedom, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
New Freedom151415151616181818191715

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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).