Discover the best time of year, based on historical climate, temperature, and precipitation.
The best time to visit Chicago is June, August, September, when the weather, flight prices, and crowds align. — consistent weather climate
🌦Humid
| Score | 10 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 72 | 76 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 54 | 22 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate | Polar | Polar | Cold | Cold | Cool & rainy | Humid | Rainy | Humid | Humid | Cool & rainy | Cold | Cold |
| Temperature | -7–0°C | -6–2°C | -1–7°C | 4–13°C | 10–19°C | 16–25°C | 19–27°C | 19–27°C | 16–24°C | 9–17°C | 2–9°C | -3–4°C |
| Feels like | -12–-5°C | -12–-3°C | -6–3°C | 0–10°C | 7–18°C | 15–26°C | 20–29°C | 20–28°C | 15–24°C | 6–14°C | -3–5°C | -8–-1°C |
| Precipitation | 65mm 12 days | 61mm 9 days | 88mm 10 days | 106mm 12 days | 134mm 11 days | 115mm 9 days | 152mm 10 days | 108mm 10 days | 96mm 8 days | 122mm 11 days | 63mm 8 days | 67mm 9 days |
| Sunshine | 4.1h ☀︎ 43% | 6.5h ☀︎ 61% | 7.3h ☀︎ 61% | 8.3h ☀︎ 62% | 9.4h ☀︎ 65% | 11.6h ☀︎ 77% | 11.8h ☀︎ 79% | 11.5h ☀︎ 83% | 9.6h ☀︎ 77% | 7.5h ☀︎ 67% | 6.0h ☀︎ 61% | 4.3h ☀︎ 47% |
| Wind | W · 26 km/h | W · 27 km/h | NW · 27 km/h | NW · 27 km/h | E · 25 km/h | S · 23 km/h | SW · 21 km/h | S · 21 km/h | SE · 23 km/h | SW · 26 km/h | SW · 26 km/h | SW · 26 km/h |
| Humidity (%) | 76% | 73% | 73% | 72% | 75% | 73% | 77% | 75% | 74% | 72% | 73% | 75% |
| Day length | 9.5h | 10.6h | 12.0h | 13.4h | 14.6h | 15.2h | 14.9h | 13.8h | 12.5h | 11.1h | 9.8h | 9.2h |
| Tourist Crowds | Low season | Low season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | Shoulder season |
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