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Chicago, IL vs Orchards, WA weather comparison

Chicago

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Chicago picks up around 21 more inches of snow each winter.

Orchards has around 42 fewer freezing nights a year. Chicago enjoys about 31 more sunny days a year than Orchards.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and Orchards, WA
ChicagoMetricOrchards
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies149 days
39 inPrecipitationper year74 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year158 days
37 inSnowfallper year17 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F11 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F59 days
71%Humidityaverage relative78%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round52 °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.

ChicagoOrchards

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 °FOrchards, Jan: 46 °FOrchards, Feb: 50 °FOrchards, Mar: 55 °FOrchards, Apr: 60 °FOrchards, May: 67 °FOrchards, Jun: 72 °FOrchards, Jul: 79 °FOrchards, Aug: 80 °FOrchards, Sep: 75 °FOrchards, Oct: 63 °FOrchards, Nov: 52 °FOrchards, Dec: 45 °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 °FOrchards, Jan: 33 °FOrchards, Feb: 33 °FOrchards, Mar: 36 °FOrchards, Apr: 39 °FOrchards, May: 45 °FOrchards, Jun: 49 °FOrchards, Jul: 53 °FOrchards, Aug: 53 °FOrchards, Sep: 48 °FOrchards, Oct: 42 °FOrchards, Nov: 37 °FOrchards, Dec: 33 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Orchards high465055606772798075635245
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Orchards low333336394549535348423733

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoOrchards
0510JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 inOrchards, Jan: 10.3 inOrchards, Feb: 7.6 inOrchards, Mar: 8.3 inOrchards, Apr: 6.6 inOrchards, May: 4.2 inOrchards, Jun: 3.0 inOrchards, Jul: 0.7 inOrchards, Aug: 1.0 inOrchards, Sep: 3.1 inOrchards, Oct: 7.2 inOrchards, Nov: 11.1 inOrchards, Dec: 11.1 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Orchards10.37.68.36.64.23.00.71.03.17.211.111.1

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoOrchards
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 daysOrchards, Jan: 7 daysOrchards, Feb: 8 daysOrchards, Mar: 7 daysOrchards, Apr: 8 daysOrchards, May: 12 daysOrchards, Jun: 14 daysOrchards, Jul: 23 daysOrchards, Aug: 24 daysOrchards, Sep: 20 daysOrchards, Oct: 13 daysOrchards, Nov: 7 daysOrchards, Dec: 6 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Orchards787812142324201376

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).