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Chicago, IL vs West Miami, FL weather comparison

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

West Miami has around 102 fewer freezing nights a year. West Miami endures about 53 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 West Miami, FL
ChicagoMetricWest Miami
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies227 days
39 inPrecipitationper year41 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year151 days
37 inSnowfallper year0 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F69 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F0 days
71%Humidityaverage relative75%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round77 °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.

ChicagoWest Miami

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 °FWest Miami, Jan: 76 °FWest Miami, Feb: 78 °FWest Miami, Mar: 80 °FWest Miami, Apr: 83 °FWest Miami, May: 86 °FWest Miami, Jun: 88 °FWest Miami, Jul: 90 °FWest Miami, Aug: 90 °FWest Miami, Sep: 88 °FWest Miami, Oct: 85 °FWest Miami, Nov: 81 °FWest Miami, Dec: 78 °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 °FWest Miami, Jan: 62 °FWest Miami, Feb: 64 °FWest Miami, Mar: 66 °FWest Miami, Apr: 70 °FWest Miami, May: 74 °FWest Miami, Jun: 77 °FWest Miami, Jul: 78 °FWest Miami, Aug: 78 °FWest Miami, Sep: 77 °FWest Miami, Oct: 74 °FWest Miami, Nov: 69 °FWest Miami, Dec: 65 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
West Miami high767880838688909088858178
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
West Miami low626466707477787877746965

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoWest Miami
0.02.04.06.0JanMarMayJulSepNovChicago, 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 inWest Miami, Jan: 1.8 inWest Miami, Feb: 1.5 inWest Miami, Mar: 1.8 inWest Miami, Apr: 2.1 inWest Miami, May: 3.6 inWest Miami, Jun: 6.1 inWest Miami, Jul: 4.4 inWest Miami, Aug: 5.7 inWest Miami, Sep: 6.2 inWest Miami, Oct: 4.5 inWest Miami, Nov: 2.1 inWest Miami, Dec: 1.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
West Miami1.81.51.82.13.66.14.45.76.24.52.11.5

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoWest Miami
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 daysWest Miami, Jan: 21 daysWest Miami, Feb: 21 daysWest Miami, Mar: 23 daysWest Miami, Apr: 23 daysWest Miami, May: 23 daysWest Miami, Jun: 13 daysWest Miami, Jul: 15 daysWest Miami, Aug: 14 daysWest Miami, Sep: 13 daysWest Miami, Oct: 19 daysWest Miami, Nov: 21 daysWest Miami, Dec: 21 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
West Miami212123232313151413192121

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).