Skip to content
VSWeather

Chicago, IL vs West New York, NJ weather comparison

Chicago

IL

West New York has around 33 fewer freezing nights a year.

West New York enjoys about 22 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 West New York, NJ
ChicagoMetricWest New York
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies202 days
39 inPrecipitationper year44 in
132 daysWet daysrain or snow per year121 days
37 inSnowfallper year29 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F19 days
102 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F69 days
71%Humidityaverage relative71%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round56 °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 New York

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 New York, Jan: 40 °FWest New York, Feb: 42 °FWest New York, Mar: 50 °FWest New York, Apr: 62 °FWest New York, May: 72 °FWest New York, Jun: 80 °FWest New York, Jul: 85 °FWest New York, Aug: 84 °FWest New York, Sep: 76 °FWest New York, Oct: 65 °FWest New York, Nov: 54 °FWest New York, Dec: 44 °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 °FWest New York, Jan: 28 °FWest New York, Feb: 29 °FWest New York, Mar: 36 °FWest New York, Apr: 45 °FWest New York, May: 55 °FWest New York, Jun: 64 °FWest New York, Jul: 70 °FWest New York, Aug: 69 °FWest New York, Sep: 62 °FWest New York, Oct: 51 °FWest New York, Nov: 42 °FWest New York, Dec: 33 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago high323646576878838175624937
West New York high404250627280858476655444
Chicago low202331415161676760473625
West New York low282936455564706962514233

Monthly precipitation

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

ChicagoWest New York
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 inWest New York, Jan: 3.2 inWest New York, Feb: 3.0 inWest New York, Mar: 4.1 inWest New York, Apr: 3.6 inWest New York, May: 3.3 inWest New York, Jun: 3.9 inWest New York, Jul: 4.0 inWest New York, Aug: 4.0 inWest New York, Sep: 3.7 inWest New York, Oct: 3.8 inWest New York, Nov: 3.0 inWest New York, Dec: 3.9 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago2.42.12.84.54.44.03.63.83.03.32.82.4
West New York3.23.04.13.63.33.94.04.03.73.83.03.9

Monthly sunny days

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

ChicagoWest New York
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 New York, Jan: 17 daysWest New York, Feb: 16 daysWest New York, Mar: 17 daysWest New York, Apr: 15 daysWest New York, May: 15 daysWest New York, Jun: 15 daysWest New York, Jul: 18 daysWest New York, Aug: 18 daysWest New York, Sep: 18 daysWest New York, Oct: 19 daysWest New York, Nov: 17 daysWest New York, Dec: 16 days
View monthly sunny days as a table
Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago101114131516202020161411
West New York171617151515181818191716

Keep comparing

Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.

Chicago vs another city

See the full Chicago, IL climate profile

More Illinois cities

West New York vs another city

See the full West New York, NJ climate profile

More New Jersey cities

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).