Location & Surroundings
Chicago is a city in Illinois, United States with 2,664,452 inhabitants, at 179 m elevation. The national capital Washington is about 955 km to the east. The nearest airport is Chicago Midway International Airport, 11 km away.
Also known as: شيكاغو · शिकागो · シカゴ · Şikago · 芝加哥 · Чикаго
Overview
Chicago is city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America.
It is located in Cook County, Chicago metropolitan area, United States, North America.
The population is about 2,746,388 (2020).
It covers about 606 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 179 metre.
Also known as: Chicago, Illinois, The Windy City, City by the Lake, The Queen of the West, Chi-Town, Chitown, The Second City, City of Chicago, City of Broad Shoulders, Chi-Raq
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Basic Data
- Country United States
- Located in Cook County
- Area 606 square kilometre
- Type seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
Geography
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Coordinates
41° 51' 0" N, 87° 39' 0" W
- Elevation 179 m (DEM: 180 m)
- Timezone America/Chicago
- Time Shift GMT -6 (DST -5)
Statistics & Country
- Population 2,664,452
- Pop. Density 6,646 p/km²
- Built-up 30.2%
- Settlement Urban centre
- Currency Dollar (USD)
- Phone Prefix +1
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 00:33
- Sunrise 06:52
- Sunset 18:23
- Day length 11 h 31 min
Subdivisions
- West Town
- Near North Side
- Belmont Cragin
- South Lawndale
- Logan Square
- West Ridge
- Lincoln Park
- Portage Park
- Irving Park
- Chicago Lawn
- Uptown
- Edgewater
- Rogers Park
- Albany Park
- South Shore
- Auburn Gresham
- Brighton Park
- Ashburn
- Gage Park
- New City
- Lincoln Square
- Avondale
- North Lawndale
- North Center
- Lower West Side
- Bridgeport
- Chicago Loop
- West Lawn
- Greater Grand Crossing
- West Englewood
- Chatham
- South Chicago
- Hyde Park
- Englewood
- Woodlawn
- Morgan Park
- Near South Side
- Grand Boulevard
- East Garfield Park
- Douglas
- West Elsdon
- Mount Greenwood
- West Garfield Park
- Kenwood
- McKinley Park
- Affinia Chicago
- Aldine Square
- Allegro
- Amalfi Hotel Chicago
- Ambassador East Hotel
Alternate Names
Weather in Chicago
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Chicago, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 20.4 C with mostly cloudy skies and a 5.2 m/s southerly wind. Next 24h: 16.0 to 23.5 C, max wind 5.5 m/s. No precipitation expected. Solar peaks near 412 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 20.4 | 5.2 | 200 | 43 | 1,012.4 | - / 0.00 | 73 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 18.0 | 5.5 | 226 | 46 | 1,010.9 | 0.01 / 0.01 | 0 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 12h | 16.0 | 4.4 | 241 | 63 | 1,009.8 | 0.00 / 0.01 | 5 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 18h | 23.5 | 2.8 | 318 | 51 | 1,009.8 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 47 | 412.1 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 21.0 | 3.3 | 307 | 46 | 1,011.6 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 5 | 338.7 | n/a |
| 30h | 17.5 | 3.4 | 283 | 54 | 1,013.3 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 37 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 36h | 15.1 | 3.1 | 314 | 53 | 1,016.2 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 19 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 42h | 20.0 | 2.4 | 348 | 30 | 1,018.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 28 | 402.3 | n/a |
| Friday | 18.1 | 1.1 | 161 | 40 | 1,018.2 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 4 | 338.8 | n/a |
| 54h | 16.4 | 0.6 | 161 | 46 | 1,019.9 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 92 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 60h | 15.2 | 2.3 | 135 | 49 | 1,020.9 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons
- Official website www.chicago.gov
- Commons category Chicago