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Chicago, IL vs Palmer, AK weather comparison

Chicago

IL

Palmer picks up around 81 more inches of snow each winter.

Chicago enjoys about 69 more sunny days a year than Palmer. Chicago has around 79 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 Palmer, AK
ChicagoMetricPalmer
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies111 days
39 inPrecipitationper year14 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year96 days
37 inSnowfallper year119 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F0 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F181 days
71%Humidityaverage relative76%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round39 °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.

ChicagoPalmer

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 °FPalmer, Jan: 23 °FPalmer, Feb: 29 °FPalmer, Mar: 36 °FPalmer, Apr: 50 °FPalmer, May: 61 °FPalmer, Jun: 67 °FPalmer, Jul: 69 °FPalmer, Aug: 66 °FPalmer, Sep: 57 °FPalmer, Oct: 44 °FPalmer, Nov: 29 °FPalmer, Dec: 26 °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 °FPalmer, Jan: 10 °FPalmer, Feb: 15 °FPalmer, Mar: 19 °FPalmer, Apr: 32 °FPalmer, May: 41 °FPalmer, Jun: 49 °FPalmer, Jul: 52 °FPalmer, Aug: 50 °FPalmer, Sep: 42 °FPalmer, Oct: 30 °FPalmer, Nov: 17 °FPalmer, Dec: 13 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Palmer high232936506167696657442926
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Palmer low101519324149525042301713

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoPalmer
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 inPalmer, Jan: 1.1 inPalmer, Feb: 1.1 inPalmer, Mar: 0.8 inPalmer, Apr: 0.6 inPalmer, May: 0.6 inPalmer, Jun: 0.8 inPalmer, Jul: 1.2 inPalmer, Aug: 1.7 inPalmer, Sep: 2.0 inPalmer, Oct: 1.5 inPalmer, Nov: 1.3 inPalmer, Dec: 1.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Palmer1.11.10.80.60.60.81.21.72.01.51.31.5

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoPalmer
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 daysPalmer, Jan: 11 daysPalmer, Feb: 9 daysPalmer, Mar: 13 daysPalmer, Apr: 12 daysPalmer, May: 12 daysPalmer, Jun: 9 daysPalmer, Jul: 7 daysPalmer, Aug: 8 daysPalmer, Sep: 7 daysPalmer, Oct: 8 daysPalmer, Nov: 7 daysPalmer, Dec: 7 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Palmer1191312129787877

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).