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Climate in Chicago

Chicago ranks #77 of 134 US cities for climate, with a Climate score of 43 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 43rd percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Illinois.

Climate score
43
Some Fun
National rank
#77 of 134
In Illinois
#1 of 1
Percentile
43rd

The typical city scores 50 for climate; Chicago sits 7 points below the median.

How climate is measured

How often the weather is good enough to get outside.

Data source: NOAA climate normals — counts of comfortable days.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Chicago

  1. T#75 Austin, TX 44
  2. T#75 San Antonio, TX 44
  3. #77 Chicago, IL — this page 43
  4. #78 Bakersfield, CA 42
  5. T#79 Columbus, OH 41

See the full leaderboard — Best cities for climate →

Top US cities for climate

  1. #1 Miami, FL 93
  2. T#2 Hialeah, FL 92
  3. T#2 Long Beach, CA 92
  4. T#2 San Francisco, CA 92
  5. T#5 Irvine, CA 91

More about Chicago

Chicago scores 56 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: