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Chicago, IL vs Stuarts Draft, VA weather comparison

Chicago

IL

Chicago picks up around 19 more inches of snow each winter.

Stuarts Draft enjoys about 27 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 Stuarts Draft, VA
ChicagoMetricStuarts Draft
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies207 days
39 inPrecipitationper year42 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year120 days
37 inSnowfallper year18 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F14 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F119 days
71%Humidityaverage relative72%
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.

ChicagoStuarts Draft

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 °FStuarts Draft, Jan: 43 °FStuarts Draft, Feb: 46 °FStuarts Draft, Mar: 54 °FStuarts Draft, Apr: 65 °FStuarts Draft, May: 73 °FStuarts Draft, Jun: 81 °FStuarts Draft, Jul: 85 °FStuarts Draft, Aug: 83 °FStuarts Draft, Sep: 77 °FStuarts Draft, Oct: 67 °FStuarts Draft, Nov: 55 °FStuarts Draft, Dec: 46 °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 °FStuarts Draft, Jan: 23 °FStuarts Draft, Feb: 24 °FStuarts Draft, Mar: 30 °FStuarts Draft, Apr: 40 °FStuarts Draft, May: 49 °FStuarts Draft, Jun: 58 °FStuarts Draft, Jul: 63 °FStuarts Draft, Aug: 61 °FStuarts Draft, Sep: 54 °FStuarts Draft, Oct: 42 °FStuarts Draft, Nov: 33 °FStuarts Draft, Dec: 27 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Stuarts Draft high434654657381858377675546
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Stuarts Draft low232430404958636154423327

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoStuarts Draft
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 inStuarts Draft, Jan: 3.1 inStuarts Draft, Feb: 2.8 inStuarts Draft, Mar: 3.8 inStuarts Draft, Apr: 3.5 inStuarts Draft, May: 4.0 inStuarts Draft, Jun: 3.5 inStuarts Draft, Jul: 3.9 inStuarts Draft, Aug: 3.2 inStuarts Draft, Sep: 4.4 inStuarts Draft, Oct: 3.2 inStuarts Draft, Nov: 2.9 inStuarts Draft, Dec: 3.3 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Stuarts Draft3.12.83.83.54.03.53.93.24.43.22.93.3

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoStuarts Draft
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 daysStuarts Draft, Jan: 17 daysStuarts Draft, Feb: 15 daysStuarts Draft, Mar: 17 daysStuarts Draft, Apr: 16 daysStuarts Draft, May: 16 daysStuarts Draft, Jun: 16 daysStuarts Draft, Jul: 18 daysStuarts Draft, Aug: 18 daysStuarts Draft, Sep: 18 daysStuarts Draft, Oct: 20 daysStuarts Draft, Nov: 18 daysStuarts Draft, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Stuarts Draft171517161616181818201817

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).