Climate Yearbook

Chicago weather in 2023

Chicago weather in 2023, with 365 daily observations from Open-Meteo archive data.

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Year summary

In 2023, Chicago averaged 15.0 C for daily highs and 7.1 C for daily lows.

A 1991-2020 normal is not available for this location yet, so this page compares 2023 with the 2023-2025 archive baseline. The 2023 average daily high was -0.2 C from that baseline, and total precipitation was +209.2 mm from the baseline total.

The warmest month was July, with an average high of 26.4 C, while February had the lowest average low at -4.0 C.

The wettest month was July, totaling 308.5 mm. The hottest day reached 37.0 C on August 24, 2023.

Monthly averages and precipitation

MonthAvg low CAvg high CRain and snow mmDays
January-3.33.064.931
February-4.05.090.228
March-0.96.584.831
April4.415.171.330
May9.419.047.131
June15.124.262.030
July18.426.4308.531
August18.325.7111.931
September16.022.9170.030
October9.116.3126.231
November1.69.535.030
December0.56.373.531

Daily records in 2023

RecordDateValue
Hottest dayAugust 24, 202337.0 C
Coldest nightJanuary 31, 2023-19.5 C
Wettest dayJuly 2, 2023137.8 mm

Weather data source: Open-Meteo Archive API. City metadata source: GeoNames cities15000.