Sunshine in Chicago
🇺🇸 United States · 9M people · 2,508 hours of sun a year · 126 rainy days a year
Best time for sunshine: September (Sunshine Score 78/100), with July and August close behind. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 87 mm of rain for the month.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -9° / 16°F | 44 mm |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -8° / 18°F | 51 mm |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 63 mm |
| April | 44 | 15° / 59°F | 3° / 37°F | 95 mm |
| May | 72 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 120 mm |
| June | 73 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 112 mm |
| July | 75 | 30° / 86°F | 19° / 66°F | 100 mm |
| August | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 106 mm |
| September | 78 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 87 mm |
| October | 58 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 91 mm |
| November | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 0° / 32°F | 58 mm |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -6° / 21°F | 57 mm |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Milwaukee United States · 108 km · best in Sep · 2,484 h sun/yr
- South Bend United States · 135 km · best in Sep · 2,365 h sun/yr
- Madison United States · 174 km · best in Sep · 2,365 h sun/yr
- Bloomington/Normal United States · 187 km · best in Sep · 2,497 h sun/yr
- Kalamazoo United States · 196 km · best in Sep · 2,278 h sun/yr
- Peoria United States · 209 km · best in Sep · 2,497 h sun/yr