Chicago Loop Weather in August
Chicago Loop in August
The short of it: Chicago Loop in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 82° · low 63° · rain 4.2 in. · daylight 13 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Chicago Loop an average August high of 82°, a low of 63° and some 4.2 in. of rain. Much like July: highs about 82°, nights near 63°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 4.2 in., the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 51 min in mid-August, 65 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Chicago Loop runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Near North Side, 1 mi to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Chicago Loop, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.6 in. more rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 19°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near North SideIllinois | 1 mi N | 82° | 63° | 4.2 in. |
| West TownIllinois | 2 mi WNW | 82° | 63° | 4.3 in. |
| ChicagoIllinois | 3 mi SSW | 82° | 63° | 4.2 in. |
| Lincoln ParkIllinois | 3 mi NNW | 81° | 63° | 4.1 in. |
| Logan SquareIllinois | 4 mi NW | 82° | 63° | 4.2 in. |
| South LawndaleIllinois | 5 mi SW | 83° | 64° | 4.3 in. |
| New CityIllinois | 5 mi SSW | 82° | 63° | 4.2 in. |
| AvondaleIllinois | 6 mi NW | 83° | 63° | 4.3 in. |