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Chicago, IL vs Thief River Falls, MN weather comparison

Chicago

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Chicago has around 79 fewer freezing nights a year.

Thief River Falls picks up around 12 more inches of snow each winter. Thief River Falls sees rain or snow on roughly 15 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Chicago, IL and Thief River Falls, MN
ChicagoMetricThief River Falls
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
39 inPrecipitationper year27 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year117 days
37 inSnowfallper year49 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F5 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F181 days
71%Humidityaverage relative71%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round40 °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.

ChicagoThief River Falls

Daily highs

255075JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 °FThief River Falls, Jan: 13 °FThief River Falls, Feb: 20 °FThief River Falls, Mar: 35 °FThief River Falls, Apr: 53 °FThief River Falls, May: 68 °FThief River Falls, Jun: 76 °FThief River Falls, Jul: 80 °FThief River Falls, Aug: 79 °FThief River Falls, Sep: 69 °FThief River Falls, Oct: 53 °FThief River Falls, Nov: 34 °FThief River Falls, Dec: 20 °F

Daily lows

02550JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 °FThief River Falls, Jan: -3 °FThief River Falls, Feb: 2 °FThief River Falls, Mar: 16 °FThief River Falls, Apr: 30 °FThief River Falls, May: 42 °FThief River Falls, Jun: 53 °FThief River Falls, Jul: 57 °FThief River Falls, Aug: 55 °FThief River Falls, Sep: 47 °FThief River Falls, Oct: 35 °FThief River Falls, Nov: 19 °FThief River Falls, Dec: 5 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
Thief River Falls high132035536876807969533420
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
Thief River Falls low-321630425357554735195

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoThief River Falls
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 inThief River Falls, Jan: 0.7 inThief River Falls, Feb: 0.7 inThief River Falls, Mar: 1.2 inThief River Falls, Apr: 1.8 inThief River Falls, May: 3.3 inThief River Falls, Jun: 4.4 inThief River Falls, Jul: 3.7 inThief River Falls, Aug: 3.3 inThief River Falls, Sep: 3.0 inThief River Falls, Oct: 2.4 inThief River Falls, Nov: 1.2 inThief River Falls, Dec: 1.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
Thief River Falls0.70.71.21.83.34.43.73.33.02.41.21.0

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoThief River Falls
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 daysThief River Falls, Jan: 11 daysThief River Falls, Feb: 11 daysThief River Falls, Mar: 14 daysThief River Falls, Apr: 14 daysThief River Falls, May: 16 daysThief River Falls, Jun: 16 daysThief River Falls, Jul: 22 daysThief River Falls, Aug: 22 daysThief River Falls, Sep: 18 daysThief River Falls, Oct: 15 daysThief River Falls, Nov: 11 daysThief River Falls, Dec: 10 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
Thief River Falls111114141616222218151110

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).