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Chicago, IL vs Spanish Fort, AL weather comparison

Chicago

IL

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

Spanish Fort has around 77 fewer freezing nights a year. Spanish Fort endures about 47 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 Spanish Fort, AL
ChicagoMetricSpanish Fort
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies216 days
39 inPrecipitationper year57 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year138 days
37 inSnowfallper year0 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F63 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F25 days
71%Humidityaverage relative76%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round67 °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.

ChicagoSpanish Fort

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 °FSpanish Fort, Jan: 61 °FSpanish Fort, Feb: 65 °FSpanish Fort, Mar: 71 °FSpanish Fort, Apr: 77 °FSpanish Fort, May: 84 °FSpanish Fort, Jun: 88 °FSpanish Fort, Jul: 90 °FSpanish Fort, Aug: 90 °FSpanish Fort, Sep: 87 °FSpanish Fort, Oct: 79 °FSpanish Fort, Nov: 70 °FSpanish Fort, Dec: 64 °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 °FSpanish Fort, Jan: 39 °FSpanish Fort, Feb: 42 °FSpanish Fort, Mar: 48 °FSpanish Fort, Apr: 54 °FSpanish Fort, May: 62 °FSpanish Fort, Jun: 69 °FSpanish Fort, Jul: 72 °FSpanish Fort, Aug: 71 °FSpanish Fort, Sep: 67 °FSpanish Fort, Oct: 56 °FSpanish Fort, Nov: 46 °FSpanish Fort, Dec: 42 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Spanish Fort high616571778488909087797064
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Spanish Fort low394248546269727167564642

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoSpanish Fort
0.02.04.06.0JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 inSpanish Fort, Jan: 4.6 inSpanish Fort, Feb: 4.4 inSpanish Fort, Mar: 4.7 inSpanish Fort, Apr: 4.3 inSpanish Fort, May: 3.7 inSpanish Fort, Jun: 5.5 inSpanish Fort, Jul: 6.6 inSpanish Fort, Aug: 6.2 inSpanish Fort, Sep: 5.0 inSpanish Fort, Oct: 3.6 inSpanish Fort, Nov: 3.8 inSpanish Fort, Dec: 4.6 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Spanish Fort4.64.44.74.33.75.56.66.25.03.63.84.6

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoSpanish Fort
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 daysSpanish Fort, Jan: 16 daysSpanish Fort, Feb: 15 daysSpanish Fort, Mar: 18 daysSpanish Fort, Apr: 19 daysSpanish Fort, May: 20 daysSpanish Fort, Jun: 18 daysSpanish Fort, Jul: 17 daysSpanish Fort, Aug: 17 daysSpanish Fort, Sep: 20 daysSpanish Fort, Oct: 22 daysSpanish Fort, Nov: 20 daysSpanish Fort, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Spanish Fort161518192018171720222016

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).