Climate Yearbook

Chicago vs New York City weather comparison

Compare historical temperatures, precipitation, and daily records for Chicago and New York City using Open-Meteo archive data.

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Data-driven verdict

New York City has the warmer daytime profile, with average highs 2.5 C apart from Chicago.

Chicago has the cooler nights by 1.2 C, while New York City is wetter by 273.2 mm per year.

The comparison is based on 1096 daily observations for Chicago and 1096 daily observations for New York City.

Side-by-side climate table

MetricChicagoNew York City
Daily observations10961096
Average daily high15.2 C17.7 C
Average daily low7.3 C8.5 C
Average annual precipitation1036.2 mm1309.4 mm
Warmest monthJuly 2025July 2025
Wettest monthJuly 2023September 2023

Daily weather records

RecordChicagoNew York City
Hottest day37.0 C on August 24, 202340.4 C on June 24, 2025
Coldest night-24.9 C on January 15, 2024-16.6 C on January 22, 2025
Wettest day137.8 mm on July 2, 202378.9 mm on December 18, 2023

Weather data source: Open-Meteo Archive API. City metadata source: GeoNames cities15000.