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Almaty vs Chicago

Dsa Mediterranean-influenced hot-summer humid continentalDfa Hot-summer humid continental

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Bottom line

Almaty and Chicago have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Chicago is the wetter, with 15 in more rain a year.

Year-round temp About the same within 2°F on the year

Wetter Chicago 15 in more a year

Sunnier About the same similar amount of sun

Colder winters Chicago 3°F colder nights

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 15 in more across the year.

Clear skies

The two cities see a similar amount of sun.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Almaty	34	37	50	64	73	82	87	85	76	63	46	36
Chicago	33	37	49	62	73	84	90	87	80	65	50	38
Difference	-1	—	-1	-2	—	+2	+3	+1	+4	+3	+4	+2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Almaty	34	37	50	64	73	82
Chicago	33	37	49	62	73	84
Difference	-1	—	-1	-2	—	+2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Almaty	87	85	76	63	46	36
Chicago	90	87	80	65	50	38
Difference	+3	+1	+4	+3	+4	+2

Avg low (°F) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Almaty	18	20	32	44	52	61	65	63	53	41	29	21
Chicago	15	18	28	39	50	60	64	63	55	43	31	21
Difference	-3	-3	-4	-4	-3	-1	-1	—	+2	+1	+2	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Almaty	18	20	32	44	52	61
Chicago	15	18	28	39	50	60
Difference	-3	-3	-4	-4	-3	-1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Almaty	65	63	53	41	29	21
Chicago	64	63	55	43	31	21
Difference	-1	—	+2	+1	+2	—

Precipitation (in) Chicago runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Almaty	1.4	1.7	2.9	3.9	4.1	2.3	2	1.3	0.9	1.8	2.2	1.9
Chicago	2.3	2	2.5	4.1	5	4.7	4.1	4.5	3.5	3.7	2.7	2.4
Difference	+0.9	+0.3	-0.4	+0.3	+0.9	+2.3	+2.1	+3.1	+2.5	+1.9	+0.6	+0.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Almaty	1.4	1.7	2.9	3.9	4.1	2.3
Chicago	2.3	2	2.5	4.1	5	4.7
Difference	+0.9	+0.3	-0.4	+0.3	+0.9	+2.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Almaty	2	1.3	0.9	1.8	2.2	1.9
Chicago	4.1	4.5	3.5	3.7	2.7	2.4
Difference	+2.1	+3.1	+2.5	+1.9	+0.6	+0.5

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.

How we build these numbers →

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