Snowfall · Illinois
How much snow does Chicago get?
Chicago gets about 38 inches of snow in a typical year.
Chicago gets about 38 inches of snow a year, which is less than its reputation and still more than anyone asked for.
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On about 11 days a year, an inch of snow or more falls. January is the snowiest month, with about 11 inches. That makes it the 34th least snowy of the 75 US cities we track.
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Snow in the next 5 days?
No. There’s no snow in the Chicago forecast for the next 5 days.
It’s 38°F in Chicago right now.
Live 5-day forecast and current temperature from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Winter warnings from the National Weather Service.
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Snow by month
| September | a trace or none |
|---|---|
| October | 0.2 in |
| November | 1.8 in |
| December | 7.6 in |
| January | 11.3 in |
| February | 10.7 in |
| March | 5.5 in |
| April | 1.3 in |
| May | a trace or none |
Average snowfall in each month, 1991 to 2020. June to August get none.
Cities with about the same snow
- Waterloo, Iowa: about 39 inches a year
- Toledo, Ohio: about 37 inches a year
- Helena, Montana: about 37 inches a year
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020, station USW00094846.