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Chicago, IL vs Poplar Bluff, MO weather comparison

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

Poplar Bluff endures about 42 more days above 90 °F each year. Poplar Bluff enjoys about 32 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 Poplar Bluff, MO
ChicagoMetricPoplar Bluff
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies212 days
39 inPrecipitationper year46 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year117 days
37 inSnowfallper year5 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F58 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F83 days
71%Humidityaverage relative69%
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.

ChicagoPoplar Bluff

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 °FPoplar Bluff, Jan: 44 °FPoplar Bluff, Feb: 49 °FPoplar Bluff, Mar: 59 °FPoplar Bluff, Apr: 70 °FPoplar Bluff, May: 79 °FPoplar Bluff, Jun: 87 °FPoplar Bluff, Jul: 91 °FPoplar Bluff, Aug: 89 °FPoplar Bluff, Sep: 83 °FPoplar Bluff, Oct: 72 °FPoplar Bluff, Nov: 58 °FPoplar Bluff, Dec: 47 °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 °FPoplar Bluff, Jan: 26 °FPoplar Bluff, Feb: 29 °FPoplar Bluff, Mar: 38 °FPoplar Bluff, Apr: 47 °FPoplar Bluff, May: 58 °FPoplar Bluff, Jun: 67 °FPoplar Bluff, Jul: 71 °FPoplar Bluff, Aug: 69 °FPoplar Bluff, Sep: 61 °FPoplar Bluff, Oct: 48 °FPoplar Bluff, Nov: 38 °FPoplar Bluff, Dec: 29 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Poplar Bluff high444959707987918983725847
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Poplar Bluff low262938475867716961483829

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoPoplar Bluff
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 inPoplar Bluff, Jan: 3.6 inPoplar Bluff, Feb: 3.3 inPoplar Bluff, Mar: 4.7 inPoplar Bluff, Apr: 5.2 inPoplar Bluff, May: 4.9 inPoplar Bluff, Jun: 3.4 inPoplar Bluff, Jul: 3.0 inPoplar Bluff, Aug: 2.9 inPoplar Bluff, Sep: 3.3 inPoplar Bluff, Oct: 3.8 inPoplar Bluff, Nov: 4.2 inPoplar Bluff, Dec: 3.7 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Poplar Bluff3.63.34.75.24.93.43.02.93.33.84.23.7

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoPoplar Bluff
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 daysPoplar Bluff, Jan: 16 daysPoplar Bluff, Feb: 14 daysPoplar Bluff, Mar: 16 daysPoplar Bluff, Apr: 16 daysPoplar Bluff, May: 16 daysPoplar Bluff, Jun: 18 daysPoplar Bluff, Jul: 20 daysPoplar Bluff, Aug: 22 daysPoplar Bluff, Sep: 21 daysPoplar Bluff, Oct: 21 daysPoplar Bluff, Nov: 17 daysPoplar Bluff, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Poplar Bluff161416161618202221211715

Keep comparing

Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.

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).