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Chicago, IL vs Sterling, AK weather comparison

Chicago

IL

Chicago has around 101 fewer freezing nights a year.

Chicago enjoys about 47 more sunny days a year than Sterling. Sterling picks up around 12 more inches of snow each winter.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and Sterling, AK
ChicagoMetricSterling
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies133 days
39 inPrecipitationper year33 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year163 days
37 inSnowfallper year49 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F0 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F203 days
71%Humidityaverage relative79%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round36 °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.

ChicagoSterling

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 °FSterling, Jan: 22 °FSterling, Feb: 28 °FSterling, Mar: 33 °FSterling, Apr: 46 °FSterling, May: 56 °FSterling, Jun: 63 °FSterling, Jul: 66 °FSterling, Aug: 64 °FSterling, Sep: 55 °FSterling, Oct: 42 °FSterling, Nov: 28 °FSterling, Dec: 24 °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 °FSterling, Jan: 8 °FSterling, Feb: 12 °FSterling, Mar: 14 °FSterling, Apr: 28 °FSterling, May: 35 °FSterling, Jun: 43 °FSterling, Jul: 49 °FSterling, Aug: 47 °FSterling, Sep: 39 °FSterling, Oct: 28 °FSterling, Nov: 15 °FSterling, Dec: 10 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Sterling high222833465663666455422824
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Sterling low81214283543494739281510

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoSterling
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 inSterling, Jan: 2.2 inSterling, Feb: 2.1 inSterling, Mar: 1.5 inSterling, Apr: 1.5 inSterling, May: 1.8 inSterling, Jun: 2.2 inSterling, Jul: 3.1 inSterling, Aug: 3.9 inSterling, Sep: 4.5 inSterling, Oct: 3.8 inSterling, Nov: 3.0 inSterling, Dec: 3.2 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Sterling2.22.11.51.51.82.23.13.94.53.83.03.2

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoSterling
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 daysSterling, Jan: 12 daysSterling, Feb: 10 daysSterling, Mar: 14 daysSterling, Apr: 13 daysSterling, May: 13 daysSterling, Jun: 11 daysSterling, Jul: 10 daysSterling, Aug: 11 daysSterling, Sep: 10 daysSterling, Oct: 11 daysSterling, Nov: 11 daysSterling, Dec: 9 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Sterling12101413131110111011119

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).