Historical Weather for Chicago, United States
Showing historical weather data for 1 Jan to 31 Dec over the last 5 years (2021-2025).
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Chicago, Illinois, United States (01-01 → 31-12)
Years 2021–2025 · Source: Meteostat
Showing 5 year series with 366 days for Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Latest Year Summary (2025)
Computed from observed daily Meteostat data for 2025 across the selected date window.
Average temperature
10.7°C
Below long-term avg by -0.3°C
Total rainfall
815.9 mm
Across 2025 in the selected period
Rainfall details
- 🌧️ 182 rain days
- 💧 Wettest day: 2025-06-18 — 42.0 mm
Notable conditions
- 🔥 Heatwave days: 7
- 🥶 Frost days: 97
- ❄️ Snow days: 50
- 🌧️ Heavy rain days: 7
Average pressure
1,017.1 hPa
Weekly Rainfall Totals (2025)
Anomaly vs normal
-0.3°C
Cooler than the multi-year average
Record extremes
Daytime High: 37.4°C · 21 Jun 2022
Nighttime Low: -24.9°C · 15 Jan 2024
Precip & wind peaks
Rain: 137.8 mm · 02 Jul 2023
Wind: 29.5 kts · 05 Nov 2022
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Observed daily conditions for Chicago, Illinois, United States
The summary cards surface the main pattern first, while the chart and table below keep every day inspectable. Use this page for like-for-like date comparisons across years, not as a forecast.
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2025 · 365 days
01 Jan → 31 Dec from Meteostat.
Compared with earlier years
0.3°C cooler
Average temperature versus 2021–2024.
Observed extremes
High 37.4°C · Low -24.9°C
21 Jun 2022 to 15 Jan 2024 across 5 years.
The most recent year shown here is 2025. Earlier years stay in view as a baseline so you can see whether the same dates ran warmer, cooler, wetter, or calmer than usual.
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2021
365 days01 Jan → 31 Dec
Temperature
High: -15.5°C → 33.4°C
Low: -21.9°C → 23.6°C
Precipitation
Rain: 1,141.9 mm
Snow: 932.4 cm
Wind
25.9 km/h avg · 53.5 km/h peak
2022
365 days01 Jan → 31 Dec
Temperature
High: -18.2°C → 37.4°C
Low: -24.5°C → 25.6°C
Precipitation
Rain: 1,115.5 mm
Snow: 740.6 cm
Wind
26.6 km/h avg · 54.6 km/h peak
2023
365 days01 Jan → 31 Dec
Temperature
High: -10.3°C → 37.0°C
Low: -19.5°C → 24.6°C
Precipitation
Rain: 1,231.8 mm
Snow: 497.7 cm
Wind
24.5 km/h avg · 48.2 km/h peak
2024
366 days01 Jan → 31 Dec
Temperature
High: -17.4°C → 36.2°C
Low: -24.9°C → 25.1°C
Precipitation
Rain: 1,066.1 mm
Snow: 597.8 cm
Wind
24.2 km/h avg · 45.1 km/h peak
2025
365 days01 Jan → 31 Dec
Temperature
High: -15.4°C → 35.6°C
Low: -21.9°C → 25.9°C
Precipitation
Rain: 815.9 mm
Snow: 724.5 cm
Wind
18.0 km/h avg · 39.3 km/h peak
Accessible data table
Daily values for the first series (showing up to 30 rows)
| Day | High (°C) | Low (°C) | Rain (mm) (mm) | Snow (cm) (cm) | Wind (kts) (km/h) | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan | 0.9°C | -3.7°C | 15.7 mm | 86.1 cm | 34.0 km/h | Heavy snowfall |
| 02 Jan | 1.2°C | -1.6°C | 0.9 mm | 4.9 cm | 30.0 km/h | Moderate snowfall |
| 03 Jan | 2.4°C | -2.5°C | 3.2 mm | 22.4 cm | 15.1 km/h | — |
| 04 Jan | 1.6°C | -4.4°C | 0.1 mm | 0.7 cm | 17.1 km/h | — |
| 05 Jan | 3.5°C | -4.4°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 15.1 km/h | — |
| 06 Jan | 1.8°C | -2.5°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 12.8 km/h | — |
| 07 Jan | 3.0°C | -0.2°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 19.9 km/h | — |
| 08 Jan | 1.7°C | -0.2°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 26.9 km/h | — |
| 09 Jan | 1.6°C | -2.5°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 18.9 km/h | — |
| 10 Jan | -1.1°C | -3.5°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 15.5 km/h | — |
| 11 Jan | -1.3°C | -5.2°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 26.3 km/h | — |
| 12 Jan | 4.5°C | -3.3°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 24.1 km/h | — |
| 13 Jan | 6.8°C | -1.3°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 22.0 km/h | — |
| 14 Jan | 4.9°C | -1.0°C | 4.2 mm | 0.0 cm | 23.0 km/h | — |
| 15 Jan | 2.9°C | -2.5°C | 1.8 mm | 8.4 cm | 22.2 km/h | — |
| 16 Jan | 3.3°C | -3.3°C | 1.9 mm | 11.9 cm | 22.1 km/h | — |
| 17 Jan | 0.2°C | -2.7°C | 3.2 mm | 21.7 cm | 13.9 km/h | — |
| 18 Jan | -0.5°C | -4.2°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 20.3 km/h | — |
| 19 Jan | -0.4°C | -7.5°C | 2.4 mm | 16.8 cm | 26.6 km/h | — |
| 20 Jan | 0.1°C | -9.5°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 37.4 km/h | — |
| 21 Jan | 4.4°C | -0.9°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 36.4 km/h | — |
| 22 Jan | -0.1°C | -9.8°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 28.5 km/h | — |
| 23 Jan | -0.2°C | -12.1°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 17.7 km/h | — |
| 24 Jan | 2.3°C | -2.5°C | 2.2 mm | 15.4 cm | 19.8 km/h | — |
| 25 Jan | 0.6°C | -1.2°C | 3.6 mm | 25.2 cm | 35.3 km/h | — |
| 26 Jan | -0.4°C | -3.0°C | 11.6 mm | 80.5 cm | 33.6 km/h | — |
| 27 Jan | -2.5°C | -9.4°C | 0.7 mm | 4.9 cm | 28.8 km/h | — |
| 28 Jan | -6.1°C | -16.3°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 20.9 km/h | — |
| 29 Jan | -1.3°C | -16.1°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 21.9 km/h | — |
| 30 Jan | 1.0°C | -3.4°C | 12.0 mm | 84.0 cm | 36.6 km/h | — |
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