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Chicago, IL vs Salem, UT weather comparison

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IL

Salem endures about 43 more days above 90 °F each year.

Salem picks up around 23 more inches of snow each winter. Salem enjoys about 70 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 Salem, UT
ChicagoMetricSalem
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies250 days
39 inPrecipitationper year17 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year94 days
37 inSnowfallper year60 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F59 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F115 days
71%Humidityaverage relative54%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round53 °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.

ChicagoSalem

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 °FSalem, Jan: 38 °FSalem, Feb: 45 °FSalem, Mar: 56 °FSalem, Apr: 64 °FSalem, May: 74 °FSalem, Jun: 85 °FSalem, Jul: 93 °FSalem, Aug: 91 °FSalem, Sep: 81 °FSalem, Oct: 67 °FSalem, Nov: 51 °FSalem, Dec: 38 °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 °FSalem, Jan: 22 °FSalem, Feb: 26 °FSalem, Mar: 33 °FSalem, Apr: 38 °FSalem, May: 46 °FSalem, Jun: 53 °FSalem, Jul: 61 °FSalem, Aug: 60 °FSalem, Sep: 51 °FSalem, Oct: 40 °FSalem, Nov: 31 °FSalem, Dec: 22 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Salem high384556647485939181675138
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Salem low222633384653616051403122

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoSalem
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 inSalem, Jan: 2.0 inSalem, Feb: 1.7 inSalem, Mar: 1.9 inSalem, Apr: 2.2 inSalem, May: 1.9 inSalem, Jun: 0.7 inSalem, Jul: 0.4 inSalem, Aug: 0.4 inSalem, Sep: 1.2 inSalem, Oct: 1.6 inSalem, Nov: 1.5 inSalem, Dec: 1.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Salem2.01.71.92.21.90.70.40.41.21.61.51.8

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoSalem
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 daysSalem, Jan: 16 daysSalem, Feb: 14 daysSalem, Mar: 18 daysSalem, Apr: 18 daysSalem, May: 21 daysSalem, Jun: 25 daysSalem, Jul: 27 daysSalem, Aug: 27 daysSalem, Sep: 26 daysSalem, Oct: 23 daysSalem, Nov: 19 daysSalem, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Salem161418182125272726231916

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).