Chicago Temperatures: Averages By Month - Current Results

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The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Chicago, Illinois during each month of the year.

The average high and low temperatures are listed below by month and annually for Chicago, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.

To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Chicago, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with freezing weather.

The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.

10-year temperature averages for Chicago, 2010 to 2019
High °F Low °F High °C Low °C
31 17 January -1 -9
35 19 February 1 -7
47 30 March 8 -1
59 39 April 15 4
71 51 May 22 10
80 61 June 27 16
85 66 July 29 19
83 65 August 28 18
76 58 September 24 14
63 45 October 17 7
48 32 November 9 0
37 24 December 3 -4
59 42 Year 15 6
30-year temperature averages for Chicago, 1991 to 2020
High °F Low °F High °C Low °C
33 20 January 0 -7
37 23 February 3 -5
48 32 March 9 0
60 42 April 16 5
72 52 May 22 11
81 63 June 27 17
85 68 July 30 20
83 67 August 28 19
77 59 September 25 15
64 47 October 18 8
50 35 November 10 2
38 25 December 3 -4
61 44 Year 16 7

Days of Hot Weather in Chicago

Temperatures typically reach 100 °F in Chicago just once a year. But it does get into the 90s on an average 21 days a year.

The days are above 50 degrees from May to September and nearly every day October. But Chicago only gets that warm for a few days in winter.

Days per month in Chicago of at least 70, 80 or 90 °F
70 °F21 °C 80 °F27 °C 90 °F32 °C
January 0 0 0
February 0 0 0
March 2 0 0
April 6 2 0
May 17 8 1
June 27 18 5
July 31 24 8
August 30 22 5
September 23 11 2
October 9 2 0
November 1 0 0
December 0 0 0
Year 145 86 21

Freezing Temperatures in Chicago

Freezing temperatures can occur anytime from October to April in Chicago. Typically, for four days each year the thermometer drops to zero degrees Fahrenheit (-18 °C) or colder.

The daytime temperature doesn't rise above freezing for 39 days annually, on average. November to March is when weather this cold can last all day.

Days in Chicago with temperature that drops to 10, 20, or 32 °F or lower
10 °F-12 °C 20 °F-8 °C 32 °F0 °C
January 7 16 27
February 4 11 23
March 1 4 18
April 0 0 4
May 0 0 0
June 0 0 0
July 0 0 0
August 0 0 0
September 0 0 0
October 0 0 1
November 0 2 12
December 4 10 24
Year 16 42 108

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