Chicago Water Temperature

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Chicago is a city close to Lake Michigan. August is the month with the hottest water temperature at 73.9°F / 23.3°C. The coldest month is February with an ø water temperature of 33.3°F / 0.7°C. September is the month with the lowest precipitation of 0in / 0mm and May with the highest precipitation in a year with 2.7in / 69.2mm. The avg. air temperature is around 74.8°F / 23.8°C, July is the month with the highest temperature. January is the coolest with 25°F / -3.9°C average air temperature. July, August, June, September would be the best time to visit. Hot-summer humid continental climate would be the climate here.

Chicago Summary

Description	Value
Current water temperature	/
Warmest Month Water Temperature:	August with 73.9°F / 23.3°C
Coldest Month Water Temperature:	February with 33.3°F / 0.7°C
Warmest Month Air Temperature:	July with 74.8°F / 23.8°C
Coldest Month Air Temperature:	January with 25°F / -3.9°C
Wettest Month:	May with 2.7in / 69.2mm
Driest Month:	September with 0in / 0mm
Highest Humidity	December with 75.3%
Lowest Humidity	October with 69.4%
Best Time to Visit:	July, August, June, September
Climate Classification	Hot-summer humid continental climate

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Chicago water temperature by month

°F

Lake Michigan water temperature by month

	Max. Water Temperature (°F)	ø. Water Temperature (°F)	Min. Water Temperature (°F)
January	37	35.6	33.8
February	34.3	33.4	32.4
March	36.1	34.5	33.6
April	41.7	38.3	36
May	54.9	46.9	41.5
June	67.8	60.1	53.2
July	74.7	71.1	65.3
August	75.2	72.9	70
September	73.6	68.4	63.3
October	63.7	57.2	51.1
November	51.3	47.5	43.5
December	43.5	40.3	37.6

°C

Lake Michigan water temperature by month

	Max. Water Temperature (°C)	ø. Water Temperature (°C)	Min. Water Temperature (°C)
January	2.8	2	1
February	1.3	0.8	0.2
March	2.3	1.4	0.9
April	5.4	3.5	2.2
May	12.7	8.3	5.3
June	19.9	15.6	11.8
July	23.7	21.7	18.5
August	24	22.7	21.1
September	23.1	20.2	17.4
October	17.6	14	10.6
November	10.7	8.6	6.4
December	6.4	4.6	3.1

The warmest water temperature are in August with around 73.9°F / 23.3°C. The coldest in February with an average water temperature of 33.3°F / 0.7°C.

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Chicago weather today & 14-day weather forecast

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7-day weather forecast

Date	Weather	Max. F Min. F	Max. C Min. C	Windspeed Windir.	Precip. Rainrisk	Rel. Humidity
Apr. 19	Overcast clouds	49 °F 44°F	10 °C 7°C	2mph (3km/h) southeast	0in (1mm) 40 %	82%
Apr. 20	Light shower rain	58 °F 44°F	14 °C 7°C	3mph (5km/h) east	0in (3mm) 60 %	78%
Apr. 21	Moderate rain	57 °F 48°F	14 °C 9°C	4mph (7km/h) southwest	0in (11mm) 85 %	77%
Apr. 22	Scattered clouds	54 °F 44°F	12 °C 6°C	2mph (3km/h) south	0in (0mm) 15 %	71%
Apr. 23	Light shower rain	59 °F 51°F	15 °C 10°C	2mph (3km/h) southeast	0in (4mm) 65 %	76%
Apr. 24	Light shower rain	60 °F 47°F	16 °C 8°C	2mph (3km/h) east	0in (4mm) 65 %	81%
Apr. 25	Overcast clouds	48 °F 44°F	9 °C 7°C	3mph (6km/h) east	0in (1mm) 25 %	86%

+9-day forecast

Date	Weather	Max. F Min. F	Max. C Min. C	Windspeed Windir.	Precip. Rainrisk	Rel. Humidity
Apr. 26	Few clouds	56 °F 43°F	13 °C 6°C	2mph (3km/h) northeast	0in (0mm) 0 %	70%
Apr. 27	Few clouds	69 °F 45°F	21 °C 7°C	2mph (3km/h) south-southeast	0in (0mm) 0 %	53%
Apr. 28	Thunderstorm with rain	71 °F 58°F	22 °C 14°C	3mph (4km/h) southwest	0in (4mm) 55 %	75%
Apr. 29	Light rain	60 °F 51°F	16 °C 10°C	2mph (4km/h) northwest	0in (7mm) 80 %	67%
Apr. 30	Scattered clouds	61 °F 47°F	16 °C 8°C	2mph (3km/h) south-southwest	0in (0mm) 0 %	60%
May. 01	Thunderstorm with rain	83 °F 56°F	29 °C 13°C	4mph (7km/h) south	0in (5mm) 65 %	74%
May. 02	Broken clouds	78 °F 65°F	25 °C 18°C	4mph (6km/h) south-southwest	0in (0mm) 20 %	74%
May. 03	Thunderstorm with heavy rain	74 °F 60°F	24 °C 15°C	3mph (5km/h) south-southwest	1in (21mm) 85 %	88%
May. 04	Heavy rain	55 °F 49°F	13 °C 10°C	4mph (6km/h) west-southwest	1in (34mm) 95 %	73%

Chicago weather by month / climate table

°F

	Max. Temperature °F	ø. Temperature °F	Min. Temperature (°F)	Precip. (in)	Rainy Days (d)	Rel. Humidity (%)
January	36.1	25	16.2	1.3	1	74.5%
February	35.6	25.7	16.9	0.7	0	75.2%
March	46.8	34.3	20.8	0.3	1	75%
April	57.7	45.7	35.6	0.2	1	72.8%
May	72.5	57.9	47.7	2.7	3	73.8%
June	80.2	69.1	58.5	0.5	1	72.9%
July	83.3	74.8	66.2	0.9	1	69.8%
August	83.1	73.9	67.8	0.2	1	71.1%
September	79.5	67.6	55.6	0	1	70.5%
October	67.3	54.9	43.7	0.3	0	69.4%
November	54.3	43	32.9	0	0	70.7%
December	40.5	31.3	23.2	0.5	1	75.3%

°C

	Max. Temperature °C	ø. Temperature °C	Min. Temperature (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Rainy Days (d)	Rel. Humidity (%)
January	2.3	-3.9	-8.8	33.1	1	74.5%
February	2	-3.5	-8.4	17.7	0	75.2%
March	8.2	1.3	-6.2	7.6	1	75%
April	14.3	7.6	2	5.3	1	72.8%
May	22.5	14.4	8.7	69.2	3	73.8%
June	26.8	20.6	14.7	13.8	1	72.9%
July	28.5	23.8	19	23.9	1	69.8%
August	28.4	23.3	19.9	5.3	1	71.1%
September	26.4	19.8	13.1	0	1	70.5%
October	19.6	12.7	6.5	7.2	0	69.4%
November	12.4	6.1	0.5	0	0	70.7%
December	4.7	-0.4	-4.9	11.5	1	75.3%

The hottest avg. temperature is around 74.8°F / 23.8°C, July is the month with the highest temperature. January is the coolest with 25°F / -3.9°C average temperature. September is the month with the lowest precipitation of 0in / 0mm and May with the maximum precipitation in a year with 2.7in / 69.2mm.

Activities & POI in Chicago

Type of Activity	List
Beach	Oak Street Beach, Belmont Harbor Dog Beach, 63rd Street Beach, 41st Street Beach, Montrose Avenue Beach, 12th Street Beach, Margaret Burroughs Beach, 49th Street Beach, Ohio Street Beach, North Avenue Beach, 57th Street Beach
Marina for Sailing, Boat adventures, fishing	Jackson Park Inner Harbor, 59th Street Harbor, Jackson Park Outer Harbor, Diversey Harbor, Montrose Harbor, Monroe Harbor, Belmont Harbor, 31st Street Harbor, DuSable Harbor, Burnham Harbor, River City Marina, Marina City, Chicago Harbor
Attraction	Seward Fountain, Seward Clock, Biograph Theatre, Navy Pier Dock, Chicago's First Lady, Wendella Boat Rides, The Wave Wall, Begin Route 66, Muelle, Cermak Road Bridge, Obama Kissing Rock, Japanese garden, Dwarf Crocodile, Klipspringer, Dolphin, Beluga, Sea Lion, Sea Otter, Penquins, Caracol, Navy Pier, Doane Observatory, Frederick C. Robie House, Columbia Yacht Club (Q.S.M.V. Abegweit), AT&T Endangered Species Carousel, City Mini Golf, Carousel, Buckingham Fountain, Centennial Wheel, Pepsi Wave Swinger, Remote Control Boats, Light Tower Ride, Japanese Macaque, Seal, African Penguin, Giraffe, Plains Zebra, Polar Bears, Eastern Black Rhinoceros, Baby Eastern Black Rhinoceros, Red River Hog, African Painted Dog, Western Lowland Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Grevy's Zebra, Chacoan Peccary, Bactrian Camel, Red Kangaroo, Patagonian Cavy, Ostrich, Muscovy Duck, Sichuan Takin, Trumpeter Swan, Chilean Flamingo, River Otter, American Beaver, Red Wolf, black bear, Rabbit, Chicken, Pony, Pig, Cow, Goat, Diana Monkey, Meerkat, Aardvark, Paris Metro Entryway (Metra)
Golf Course	Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course, Diversey Driving Range

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