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Chicago, IL vs Rio Vista, CA weather comparison

Chicago

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Chicago picks up around 37 more inches of snow each winter.

Rio Vista has around 95 fewer freezing nights a year. Rio Vista endures about 48 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and Rio Vista, CA
ChicagoMetricRio Vista
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies264 days
39 inPrecipitationper year20 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year53 days
37 inSnowfallper year0 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F64 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F6 days
71%Humidityaverage relative66%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round63 °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.

ChicagoRio Vista

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 °FRio Vista, Jan: 56 °FRio Vista, Feb: 61 °FRio Vista, Mar: 67 °FRio Vista, Apr: 72 °FRio Vista, May: 79 °FRio Vista, Jun: 86 °FRio Vista, Jul: 91 °FRio Vista, Aug: 90 °FRio Vista, Sep: 87 °FRio Vista, Oct: 78 °FRio Vista, Nov: 65 °FRio Vista, Dec: 56 °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 °FRio Vista, Jan: 40 °FRio Vista, Feb: 44 °FRio Vista, Mar: 47 °FRio Vista, Apr: 49 °FRio Vista, May: 54 °FRio Vista, Jun: 59 °FRio Vista, Jul: 61 °FRio Vista, Aug: 60 °FRio Vista, Sep: 59 °FRio Vista, Oct: 54 °FRio Vista, Nov: 46 °FRio Vista, Dec: 40 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Rio Vista high566167727986919087786556
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Rio Vista low404447495459616059544640

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoRio Vista
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 inRio Vista, Jan: 4.2 inRio Vista, Feb: 4.0 inRio Vista, Mar: 3.0 inRio Vista, Apr: 1.3 inRio Vista, May: 0.7 inRio Vista, Jun: 0.2 inRio Vista, Jul: 0.0 inRio Vista, Aug: 0.1 inRio Vista, Sep: 0.1 inRio Vista, Oct: 1.0 inRio Vista, Nov: 2.0 inRio Vista, Dec: 3.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Rio Vista4.24.03.01.30.70.20.00.10.11.02.03.9

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoRio Vista
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 daysRio Vista, Jan: 13 daysRio Vista, Feb: 14 daysRio Vista, Mar: 17 daysRio Vista, Apr: 20 daysRio Vista, May: 25 daysRio Vista, Jun: 27 daysRio Vista, Jul: 30 daysRio Vista, Aug: 30 daysRio Vista, Sep: 29 daysRio Vista, Oct: 26 daysRio Vista, Nov: 19 daysRio Vista, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Rio Vista131417202527303029261915

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).