Chicago climate

Name: Chicago
Address: Illinois, United States

United States · Illinois · 41.878° N, 87.630° W

Köppen Dfahumid continentalContinental

Windy lakeside city with cold snowy winters and hot humid summers.

Big seasonal swing: properly cold winters, warm summers, usually far from an ocean.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 81°F / 27°C

Coldest month

February, 19°F / -7°C

Annual swing

62°F / 35°C

Wettest month

July

Driest month

November

Rain per year

42.9" / 1089 mm

Snow per year

30.1" / 765 mm

Elevation

791 ft / 241 m

Time zone

America/Chicago

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	33 / 0	20 / -6	1.07 / 27	10.8 / 273	77%	11.5 / 18.5	75%
February	34 / 1	19 / -7	1.49 / 38	7.9 / 201	74%	12.7 / 20.4	66%
March	46 / 8	31 / -1	3.03 / 77	3.2 / 82	73%	11.9 / 19.2	67%
April	56 / 13	39 / 4	3.35 / 85	3.4 / 85	72%	11.8 / 19.0	67%
May	66 / 19	50 / 10	5.35 / 136	0.0 / 1	74%	10.8 / 17.4	68%
June	77 / 25	61 / 16	4.47 / 114	0.0 / 0	72%	9.8 / 15.8	56%
July	81 / 27	67 / 19	6.14 / 156	0.0 / 0	76%	8.9 / 14.3	51%
August	80 / 27	66 / 19	4.22 / 107	0.0 / 0	76%	8.8 / 14.2	47%
September	75 / 24	61 / 16	4.79 / 122	0.0 / 0	74%	10.3 / 16.6	52%
October	61 / 16	47 / 8	5.46 / 139	1.1 / 27	74%	11.7 / 18.8	58%
November	48 / 9	34 / 1	1.42 / 36	1.5 / 39	71%	12.2 / 19.6	58%
December	41 / 5	28 / -2	2.10 / 53	2.2 / 56	75%	11.3 / 18.2	72%

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