Chicago Loop Weather in May
Chicago Loop in May
The short of it: Chicago Loop in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 113 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 32 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 70° · low 49° · rain 4.4 in. · daylight 14 h 32 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
May in Chicago Loop brings afternoons near 70° and nights around 49°, with about 4.4 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 11° from April to about 70°, with nights near 49°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 4.4 in..
The sun is up for about 14 h 32 min in mid-May, 74 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Chicago Loop runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Near North Side, 1 mi to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Chicago Loop, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 11° warmer, 0.0 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 9 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near North SideIllinois | 1 mi N | 70° | 49° | 4.4 in. |
| West TownIllinois | 2 mi WNW | 71° | 49° | 4.4 in. |
| ChicagoIllinois | 3 mi SSW | 71° | 49° | 4.5 in. |
| Lincoln ParkIllinois | 3 mi NNW | 70° | 48° | 4.4 in. |
| Logan SquareIllinois | 4 mi NW | 71° | 49° | 4.4 in. |
| South LawndaleIllinois | 5 mi SW | 72° | 50° | 4.4 in. |
| New CityIllinois | 5 mi SSW | 71° | 49° | 4.5 in. |
| AvondaleIllinois | 6 mi NW | 71° | 49° | 4.4 in. |