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Almaty vs Chicago
Comparing Almaty change · Chicago change
Almaty and Chicago have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Chicago is the wetter, with 379 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Almaty and Chicago, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Almaty: Warm
Chicago: Hot
Winters
Winters are similar
Almaty: Very cold
Chicago: Very cold
Rain & snow
Chicago is wetter
Almaty: Moderate rainfall
Chicago: Wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Almaty: Partly cloudy
Chicago: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Almaty and Chicago run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Chicago is the wetter — about 379 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| Chicago | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| Difference | — | — | -1 | -1 | — | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 28 |
| Chicago | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 29 |
| Difference | — | — | -1 | -1 | — | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 31 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| Chicago | 32 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | -8 | -7 | -0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 | -1 | -6 |
| Chicago | -10 | -8 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 6 | -0 | -6 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | — | +1 | +1 | +1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | -8 | -7 | -0 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Chicago | -10 | -8 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 | -1 | -6 |
| Chicago | 18 | 17 | 13 | 6 | -0 | -6 |
| Difference | -1 | — | +1 | +1 | +1 | — |
Precipitation (mm) Chicago runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 35 | 43 | 73 | 99 | 105 | 59 | 52 | 34 | 24 | 45 | 55 | 49 |
| Chicago | 58 | 51 | 64 | 105 | 126 | 118 | 104 | 113 | 88 | 93 | 69 | 61 |
| Difference | +23 | +8 | -10 | +6 | +22 | +59 | +52 | +79 | +64 | +48 | +15 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 35 | 43 | 73 | 99 | 105 | 59 |
| Chicago | 58 | 51 | 64 | 105 | 126 | 118 |
| Difference | +23 | +8 | -10 | +6 | +22 | +59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 52 | 34 | 24 | 45 | 55 | 49 |
| Chicago | 104 | 113 | 88 | 93 | 69 | 61 |
| Difference | +52 | +79 | +64 | +48 | +15 | +12 |
Cloud cover (%) Chicago runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 73 |
| Chicago | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 70 |
| Difference | -2 | — | +1 | +4 | +6 | +1 | — | +6 | +4 | +5 | +2 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 58 |
| Chicago | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 59 |
| Difference | -2 | — | +1 | +4 | +6 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 52 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 73 |
| Chicago | 52 | 51 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 70 |
| Difference | — | +6 | +4 | +5 | +2 | -3 |
Relative humidity (%) Chicago runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 79 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 77 |
| Chicago | 86 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 80 | 86 |
| Difference | +7 | +3 | +5 | +8 | +11 | +16 | +20 | +24 | +22 | +14 | +9 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 79 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 61 |
| Chicago | 86 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 77 |
| Difference | +7 | +3 | +5 | +8 | +11 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 55 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 77 |
| Chicago | 76 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 80 | 86 |
| Difference | +20 | +24 | +22 | +14 | +9 | +9 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Almaty trends → · Chicago trends →
Almaty is projected to shift from Dsa to Dfa by the 2071–2099 window (SSP2-4.5).
Methodology & sources
Almaty
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Almaty, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Chicago
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Little Red School House (NOAA GHCN station USC00115110), about 25 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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