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Chicago, IL vs North Platte, NE weather comparison

Chicago

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Chicago has around 64 fewer freezing nights a year.

North Platte enjoys about 70 more sunny days a year than Chicago. North Platte sees rain or snow on roughly 42 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 North Platte, NE
ChicagoMetricNorth Platte
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies250 days
39 inPrecipitationper year23 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year90 days
37 inSnowfallper year29 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F36 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F166 days
71%Humidityaverage relative62%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round50 °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.

ChicagoNorth Platte

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 °FNorth Platte, Jan: 39 °FNorth Platte, Feb: 42 °FNorth Platte, Mar: 54 °FNorth Platte, Apr: 62 °FNorth Platte, May: 72 °FNorth Platte, Jun: 83 °FNorth Platte, Jul: 89 °FNorth Platte, Aug: 86 °FNorth Platte, Sep: 79 °FNorth Platte, Oct: 65 °FNorth Platte, Nov: 51 °FNorth Platte, Dec: 41 °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 °FNorth Platte, Jan: 13 °FNorth Platte, Feb: 16 °FNorth Platte, Mar: 24 °FNorth Platte, Apr: 33 °FNorth Platte, May: 44 °FNorth Platte, Jun: 55 °FNorth Platte, Jul: 61 °FNorth Platte, Aug: 59 °FNorth Platte, Sep: 49 °FNorth Platte, Oct: 35 °FNorth Platte, Nov: 23 °FNorth Platte, Dec: 15 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
North Platte high394254627283898679655141
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
North Platte low131624334455615949352315

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoNorth Platte
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 inNorth Platte, Jan: 0.5 inNorth Platte, Feb: 0.8 inNorth Platte, Mar: 1.4 inNorth Platte, Apr: 3.0 inNorth Platte, May: 3.6 inNorth Platte, Jun: 3.6 inNorth Platte, Jul: 2.5 inNorth Platte, Aug: 2.6 inNorth Platte, Sep: 1.8 inNorth Platte, Oct: 1.8 inNorth Platte, Nov: 0.9 inNorth Platte, Dec: 0.6 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
North Platte0.50.81.43.03.63.62.52.61.81.80.90.6

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoNorth Platte
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 daysNorth Platte, Jan: 21 daysNorth Platte, Feb: 18 daysNorth Platte, Mar: 19 daysNorth Platte, Apr: 17 daysNorth Platte, May: 18 daysNorth Platte, Jun: 21 daysNorth Platte, Jul: 24 daysNorth Platte, Aug: 23 daysNorth Platte, Sep: 23 daysNorth Platte, Oct: 23 daysNorth Platte, Nov: 21 daysNorth Platte, Dec: 22 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
North Platte211819171821242323232122

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).