🇺🇸 Chicago vs 🇺🇸 Jersey City

Humid continental — cold harsh winters, hot humid summers, severe storms

Chicago lives up to its Windy City nickname. Lake Michigan creates its own microclimate — cooler summers and heavier lake-effect snow in winter. Summers are warm but brief; winters are among the harshest of any major American city.

Jersey City on the Hudson River directly across from Manhattan has become a premier residential alternative to NYC. The Hudson River provides consistent breezes while the dense high-rise development along the waterfront creates wind tunnel effects. The city is essentially part of the NYC urban climate system.