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Chicago, IL vs Oak Grove, KY weather comparison

Chicago

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Chicago picks up around 32 more inches of snow each winter.

Oak Grove endures about 29 more days above 90 °F each year. Oak Grove enjoys about 20 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 Oak Grove, KY
ChicagoMetricOak Grove
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies200 days
39 inPrecipitationper year49 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year126 days
37 inSnowfallper year5 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F45 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F80 days
71%Humidityaverage relative70%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round59 °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.

ChicagoOak Grove

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 °FOak Grove, Jan: 46 °FOak Grove, Feb: 51 °FOak Grove, Mar: 60 °FOak Grove, Apr: 70 °FOak Grove, May: 78 °FOak Grove, Jun: 86 °FOak Grove, Jul: 89 °FOak Grove, Aug: 89 °FOak Grove, Sep: 83 °FOak Grove, Oct: 72 °FOak Grove, Nov: 59 °FOak Grove, Dec: 49 °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 °FOak Grove, Jan: 28 °FOak Grove, Feb: 31 °FOak Grove, Mar: 38 °FOak Grove, Apr: 47 °FOak Grove, May: 56 °FOak Grove, Jun: 64 °FOak Grove, Jul: 68 °FOak Grove, Aug: 66 °FOak Grove, Sep: 59 °FOak Grove, Oct: 47 °FOak Grove, Nov: 37 °FOak Grove, Dec: 31 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Oak Grove high465160707886898983725949
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Oak Grove low283138475664686659473731

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoOak Grove
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 inOak Grove, Jan: 3.9 inOak Grove, Feb: 4.2 inOak Grove, Mar: 5.0 inOak Grove, Apr: 4.9 inOak Grove, May: 4.7 inOak Grove, Jun: 3.5 inOak Grove, Jul: 3.8 inOak Grove, Aug: 3.2 inOak Grove, Sep: 3.4 inOak Grove, Oct: 3.6 inOak Grove, Nov: 3.9 inOak Grove, Dec: 4.7 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Oak Grove3.94.25.04.94.73.53.83.23.43.63.94.7

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoOak Grove
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 daysOak Grove, Jan: 14 daysOak Grove, Feb: 12 daysOak Grove, Mar: 15 daysOak Grove, Apr: 16 daysOak Grove, May: 16 daysOak Grove, Jun: 18 daysOak Grove, Jul: 19 daysOak Grove, Aug: 21 daysOak Grove, Sep: 20 daysOak Grove, Oct: 20 daysOak Grove, Nov: 17 daysOak Grove, Dec: 13 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Oak Grove141215161618192120201713

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).