Compare the Climate and Weather in Chicago and Paris

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Chicago
Illinois, United States
Paris
France
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Average High and Low Temperature

Compare the Average High and Low Temperature in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F71228333593578449862841NowNowParisParisChicagoChicago
The daily average high and low air temperature at 2 meters above the ground. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding perceived temperatures.
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago 33°F36°F46°F57°F67°F77°F82°F80°F74°F62°F49°F37°F
Paris 44°F46°F53°F59°F66°F72°F76°F76°F69°F61°F51°F45°F
LowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago 22°F25°F34°F44°F54°F64°F70°F69°F61°F50°F38°F27°F
Paris 36°F36°F39°F44°F50°F55°F58°F58°F53°F47°F41°F37°F

Chicago

Average Hourly Temperature in ChicagoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmvery coldfreezing

Paris

Average Hourly Temperature in ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Chance of Clearer Skies

Compare the Chance of Clearer Skies in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%68416226NowNowParisParisChicagoChicago
The percentage of time the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy (i.e., less than 60% of the sky is covered by clouds).
Clearer SkiesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago 41%44%47%48%50%57%65%67%66%59%49%43%
Paris 29%36%41%46%46%54%61%59%54%43%32%27%

Daily Chance of Precipitation

Compare the Daily Chance of Precipitation in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%37153020NowNowParisParisChicagoChicago
The percentage of days in which precipitation is observed, excluding trace quantities.
Days of Precip.JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago 5.1d4.9d7.1d8.7d10.7d10.6d10.9d10.2d8.6d7.9d7.2d6.3d
Paris 8.3d6.8d7.3d7.0d8.9d7.6d7.0d6.6d7.0d8.0d7.8d9.0d

Average Monthly Rainfall

Compare the Average Monthly Rainfall in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 in4.0 in4.0 in3.70.91.81.2NowNowParisParisChicagoChicago
The average rainfall accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question.
RainfallJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago 1.0″1.1″1.8″3.0″3.5″3.5″3.3″3.5″3.0″2.7″2.5″1.6″
Paris 1.5″1.3″1.2″1.3″1.8″1.7″1.6″1.4″1.5″1.8″1.6″1.8″

Average Monthly Snowfall

Compare the Average Monthly Snowfall in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 in3.40.6NowNowChicagoChicago
The average snowfall accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question.
SnowfallJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago 3.0″3.2″1.1″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.3″2.1″
Paris 0.6″0.2″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.4″

Hours of Daylight

Compare the Hours of Daylight in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4 hr4 hr6 hr6 hr8 hr8 hr10 hr10 hr12 hr12 hr14 hr14 hr16 hr16 hr18 hr18 hr20 hr20 hr15.29.116.28.2NowNowParisParisChicagoChicago
The number of hours during which the Sun is at least partly above the horizon.
DaylightJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago 9.5h10.6h12.0h13.4h14.6h15.2h14.8h13.8h12.4h11.0h9.8h9.2h
Paris 8.8h10.2h11.9h13.8h15.3h16.1h15.7h14.3h12.6h10.8h9.2h8.3h

Chance of Muggy Conditions

Compare the Chance of Muggy Conditions in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%504NowNowParisParisChicagoChicago
The percentage of time that is muggy, oppressive, or miserable (i.e., a dew point greater than 65°F).
Muggy daysJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d1.1d7.1d14.1d13.6d5.5d0.5d0.0d0.0d
Paris 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.6d1.1d0.8d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d

Average Wind Speed

Compare the Average Wind Speed in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph14.48.511.77.8NowNowParisParisChicagoChicago
The average of mean hourly wind speeds at 10 meters above the ground.
Wind Speed (mph)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago 14.213.613.112.410.89.48.78.810.512.313.613.9
Paris 11.511.210.79.99.18.78.48.18.99.810.311.1

Average Water Temperature

Compare the Average Water Temperature in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F7235NaNNowNowChicagoChicago
The daily average wide-area surface water temperature.
Water Temp.JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago 38°F36°F36°F39°F45°F57°F69°F72°F67°F58°F48°F42°F

Tourism Score

Compare the Tourism Score in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.27.20.2NowNowParisParis
The tourism score, which favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F.

Beach/Pool Score

Compare the Beach/Pool Score in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.45.1NowNowParisParisChicagoChicago
The beach/pool score, which favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F.

Growing Season

Compare the Growing Season in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%NowNowParisParisChicagoChicago
The percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season, defined as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Growing Degree Days

Compare the Growing Degree Days in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°FNowNowParisParisChicagoChicago
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, where growing degree days are defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature (50°F in this case).

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy

Compare the Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Chicago and ParisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh7.01.66.60.8NowNowParisParisChicagoChicago
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter.
Solar Energy (kWh)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chicago 1.92.84.15.36.26.86.76.04.93.42.21.7
Paris 1.11.93.34.75.86.56.45.64.12.51.30.8

This report illustrates the typical weather for Chicago and Paris year round, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

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