🇺🇸 Chicago vs 🇺🇸 West Palm Beach

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.

West Palm Beach on the Atlantic coast sits across the Intracoastal Waterway from Palm Beach island. The city is in the tropical section of Florida where temperatures essentially never freeze. Summer heat and humidity are oppressive but Atlantic sea breezes provide afternoon relief. Hurricane season risk is significant for this southeastern Florida location.