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Chicago, IL vs University of California-Santa Barbara, CA weather comparison

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University of California-Santa Barbara has around 97 fewer freezing nights a year.

Chicago picks up around 35 more inches of snow each winter. University of California-Santa Barbara sees rain or snow on roughly 97 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 University of California-Santa Barbara, CA
ChicagoMetricUniversity of California-Santa Barbara
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies306 days
39 inPrecipitationper year16 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year35 days
37 inSnowfallper year2 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F2 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F5 days
71%Humidityaverage relative64%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round59 °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.

ChicagoUniversity of California-Santa Barbara

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 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jan: 64 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Feb: 64 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Mar: 66 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Apr: 68 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, May: 69 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jun: 70 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jul: 73 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Aug: 74 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Sep: 74 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Oct: 73 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Nov: 69 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, 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 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jan: 42 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Feb: 44 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Mar: 46 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Apr: 48 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, May: 51 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jun: 55 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jul: 58 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Aug: 58 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Sep: 56 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Oct: 51 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Nov: 44 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Dec: 41 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
University of California-Santa Barbara high646466686970737474736964
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
University of California-Santa Barbara low424446485155585856514441

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoUniversity of California-Santa Barbara
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 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jan: 3.7 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Feb: 3.7 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Mar: 2.8 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Apr: 0.9 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, May: 0.4 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jun: 0.1 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jul: 0.1 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Aug: 0.0 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Sep: 0.1 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Oct: 0.7 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Nov: 1.0 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Dec: 2.4 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
University of California-Santa Barbara3.73.72.80.90.40.10.10.00.10.71.02.4

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoUniversity of California-Santa Barbara
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 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jan: 20 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Feb: 18 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Mar: 22 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Apr: 26 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, May: 28 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jun: 29 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jul: 30 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Aug: 30 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Sep: 29 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Oct: 28 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Nov: 25 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Dec: 22 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
University of California-Santa Barbara201822262829303029282522

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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).