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Chicago, IL vs Shasta Lake, CA weather comparison

Chicago

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Shasta Lake has around 94 fewer freezing nights a year.

Shasta Lake endures about 76 more days above 90 °F each year. Shasta Lake enjoys about 61 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 Shasta Lake, CA
ChicagoMetricShasta Lake
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies241 days
39 inPrecipitationper year61 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year92 days
37 inSnowfallper year39 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F92 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F8 days
71%Humidityaverage relative58%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round64 °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.

ChicagoShasta Lake

Daily highs

406080100JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 °FShasta Lake, Jan: 55 °FShasta Lake, Feb: 59 °FShasta Lake, Mar: 64 °FShasta Lake, Apr: 70 °FShasta Lake, May: 79 °FShasta Lake, Jun: 89 °FShasta Lake, Jul: 97 °FShasta Lake, Aug: 96 °FShasta Lake, Sep: 91 °FShasta Lake, Oct: 78 °FShasta Lake, Nov: 62 °FShasta Lake, Dec: 54 °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 °FShasta Lake, Jan: 40 °FShasta Lake, Feb: 42 °FShasta Lake, Mar: 44 °FShasta Lake, Apr: 47 °FShasta Lake, May: 55 °FShasta Lake, Jun: 63 °FShasta Lake, Jul: 69 °FShasta Lake, Aug: 67 °FShasta Lake, Sep: 62 °FShasta Lake, Oct: 54 °FShasta Lake, Nov: 46 °FShasta Lake, Dec: 40 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Shasta Lake high555964707989979691786254
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Shasta Lake low404244475563696762544640

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoShasta Lake
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 inShasta Lake, Jan: 10.8 inShasta Lake, Feb: 10.1 inShasta Lake, Mar: 9.0 inShasta Lake, Apr: 4.5 inShasta Lake, May: 2.8 inShasta Lake, Jun: 1.2 inShasta Lake, Jul: 0.1 inShasta Lake, Aug: 0.2 inShasta Lake, Sep: 0.7 inShasta Lake, Oct: 3.4 inShasta Lake, Nov: 6.7 inShasta Lake, Dec: 11.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Shasta Lake10.810.19.04.52.81.20.10.20.73.46.711.9

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoShasta Lake
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 daysShasta Lake, Jan: 12 daysShasta Lake, Feb: 12 daysShasta Lake, Mar: 14 daysShasta Lake, Apr: 17 daysShasta Lake, May: 21 daysShasta Lake, Jun: 26 daysShasta Lake, Jul: 30 daysShasta Lake, Aug: 30 daysShasta Lake, Sep: 28 daysShasta Lake, Oct: 24 daysShasta Lake, Nov: 15 daysShasta Lake, Dec: 13 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Shasta Lake121214172126303028241513

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).