🇺🇸 Chicago vs 🇺🇸 Manchester

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.

Manchester is New Hampshire's largest city on the Merrimack River with a humid continental climate. Positioned between the White Mountains to the north and the Atlantic coast to the southeast, it receives weather from both directions. The Merrimack River valley creates cold air pooling and fog while nor'easters bring significant snow.