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Chicago, IL vs Surprise, AZ weather comparison

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

Surprise has around 93 fewer freezing nights a year. Surprise endures about 150 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 Surprise, AZ
ChicagoMetricSurprise
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies309 days
39 inPrecipitationper year9 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year30 days
37 inSnowfallper year0 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F166 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F9 days
71%Humidityaverage relative35%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round71 °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.

ChicagoSurprise

Daily highs

5075100JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 °FSurprise, Jan: 65 °FSurprise, Feb: 69 °FSurprise, Mar: 76 °FSurprise, Apr: 83 °FSurprise, May: 93 °FSurprise, Jun: 102 °FSurprise, Jul: 105 °FSurprise, Aug: 104 °FSurprise, Sep: 98 °FSurprise, Oct: 87 °FSurprise, Nov: 74 °FSurprise, Dec: 64 °F

Daily lows

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 °FSurprise, Jan: 41 °FSurprise, Feb: 43 °FSurprise, Mar: 48 °FSurprise, Apr: 53 °FSurprise, May: 62 °FSurprise, Jun: 71 °FSurprise, Jul: 79 °FSurprise, Aug: 78 °FSurprise, Sep: 71 °FSurprise, Oct: 59 °FSurprise, Nov: 47 °FSurprise, Dec: 40 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Surprise high656976839310210510498877464
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Surprise low414348536271797871594740

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoSurprise
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 inSurprise, Jan: 1.3 inSurprise, Feb: 1.5 inSurprise, Mar: 1.0 inSurprise, Apr: 0.3 inSurprise, May: 0.1 inSurprise, Jun: 0.1 inSurprise, Jul: 0.7 inSurprise, Aug: 0.9 inSurprise, Sep: 0.8 inSurprise, Oct: 0.7 inSurprise, Nov: 0.8 inSurprise, Dec: 1.2 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Surprise1.31.51.00.30.10.10.70.90.80.70.81.2

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoSurprise
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 daysSurprise, Jan: 23 daysSurprise, Feb: 21 daysSurprise, Mar: 25 daysSurprise, Apr: 27 daysSurprise, May: 29 daysSurprise, Jun: 29 daysSurprise, Jul: 25 daysSurprise, Aug: 27 daysSurprise, Sep: 28 daysSurprise, Oct: 28 daysSurprise, Nov: 26 daysSurprise, Dec: 24 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Surprise232125272929252728282624

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).