Chicago, IL: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 53.8°F in Chicago, IL, the warmest April since 2010, 7th warmest of 154.

April 2026

Mean temperature: 53.8°F; Warmest since 2010; 7th warmest of 154
Precipitation: 7.19 in; Wettest since 2013; 7th wettest of 156

A normal April in Chicago, IL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 49°F, between 45.2°F and 52.6°F in eight years of ten and 3.25 in of precipitation, between 1.75 in and 6.06 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Chicago, IL since 1873: 53.8°F in 2026; the highest is 57°F, in 1955.

Normal range, 45.2 to 52.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April in Chicago, IL from 1871 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	53.8	7	64	7	43.5	13	7.19	7	0
2025	50.8	39	60	38	41.5	35	2.66	91	0
2024	52.7	16	61.6	27	43.8	10	3.47	60	0
2023	51.8	27	62.2	21	41.3	38	2.02	119	0
2022	47	91	55.1	97	38.9	91	5.31	21	0
2021	51.9	26	61.3	31	42.5	23	0.71	151	0
2020	48.4	72	58	61	38.7	95	3.81	51	0
2019	49.7	52	59.1	51	40.3	59	6.02	14	0
2018	41.2	151	50	145	32.4	153	2.72	88	0
2017	53.7	8	63.8	8	43.7	11	6.43	10	0
2016	47.8	81	57.4	70	38.1	105	2.80	85	0
2015	49.4	56	60	38	38.8	92	2.87	80	0
2014	48.6	69	59.2	50	37.9	111	2.84	81	0
2013	46.9	93	56.3	82	37.5	118	8.68	1	0
2012	50.7	40	59.8	40	41.6	34	1.65	131	0
2011	47.7	82	56.1	85	39.3	83	4.90	28	0
2010	54.6	3	65.5	3	43.6	12	3.01	77	0
2009	47.3	87	57	74	37.5	118	5.19	23	0
2008	49.4	56	59.8	40	39.1	89	2.72	88	0
2007	46.8	97	56.5	79	37	129	3.49	59	0
2006	53.1	12	64.1	6	42.1	32	3.60	57	0
2005	51.5	29	63.4	10	39.7	78	1.53	136	0
2004	50.4	43	61.4	30	39.3	83	0.74	150	0
2003	48.3	73	58.7	55	37.9	111	4.33	40	0
2002	49.9	47	58.9	52	40.9	47	3.00	79	0
2001	52.5	20	64.2	5	40.7	54	2.82	82	0
2000	47.2	88	57.6	67	36.8	133	5.15	24	0
1999	49.6	54	58.4	57	40.8	49	7.51	6	0
1998	49.8	48	58.7	55	40.8	49	3.56	58	0
1997	45.2	124	55.5	93	34.9	143	1.76	129	0
1996	45.1	126	55.4	95	34.9	143	2.59	95	0
1995	46	117	54.6	102	37.4	122	5.79	16	0
1994	51.1	35	62.1	24	40.1	66	2.20	111	0
1993	45	128	54.1	108	35.9	138	4.57	37	0
1992	46.1	114	55	99	37.2	124	2.21	110	0
1991	52	25	61.5	28	42.5	23	4.00	46	0
1990	49.8	48	59.8	40	39.9	73	1.79	127	0
1989	46.8	97	56.7	77	36.8	133	1.37	140	0
1988	48.2	75	58.9	52	37.5	118	2.08	117	0
1987	50.6	42	61.9	26	39.3	83	2.34	104	0
1986	51.4	30	63.2	13	39.7	78	1.85	125	0
1985	52.6	19	62.9	16	42.2	29	1.48	137	0
1984	45.8	119	54.6	102	36.9	130	4.11	45	0
1983	43.4	144	52.2	128	34.5	146	7.69	5	0
1982	44.5	134	55.3	96	33.6	152	2.78	87	0
1981	51.8	27	63.2	13	40.4	58	6.14	12	0
1980	46.5	107	56.4	81	36.6	135	3.41	61	0
1979	44.6	132	52.2	128	36.9	130	5.01	26	0
1978	47.9	78	57.6	67	38.1	105	3.94	49	0
1977	54.6	3	65.9	2	43.2	16	2.46	100	0
1976	52.8	15	62.5	19	43.1	18	4.78	31	0
1975	43.5	143	51.2	138	35.8	140	7.84	3	0
1974	52.1	24	62.2	21	42	33	4.33	40	0
1973	48.6	69	56.9	75	40.3	59	5.46	18	0
1972	46.9	93	55.7	89	38.1	105	3.66	56	0
1971	48.7	66	59.8	40	37.6	117	0.45	154	0
1970	52.2	23	61	33	43.4	14	7.07	8	0
1969	51.2	32	61.3	31	41	45	5.32	20	0
1968	52.9	14	63	15	42.7	21	2.18	113	0
1967	50.4	43	59.5	47	41.3	38	5.37	19	0
1966	47.7	82	55.7	89	39.7	78	5.13	25	0
1965	47.6	84	56	86	39.3	83	4.21	42	0
1964	51.1	35	59.7	44	42.5	23	4.96	27	0
1963	52.4	21	62.6	18	42.2	29	4.79	29	0
1962	49.8	48	59.6	46	40.1	66	1.56	135	0
1961	44.3	136	52.2	128	36.4	136	3.28	65	0
1960	53.4	9	63.3	12	43.4	14	3.14	71	0
1959	49.2	59	58.2	58	40.2	64	4.00	46	0
1958	51.4	30	60.4	35	42.3	27	1.64	132	0
1957	49.5	55	58	61	41.1	42	6.09	13	0
1956	47.2	88	56.3	82	38.1	105	4.65	34	0
1955	57	1	67.8	1	46.2	2	2.01	120	0
1954	53.3	11	63.6	9	42.9	19	4.43	39	0
1953	46.7	103	54.6	102	38.8	92	2.82	82	0
1952	51.2	32	61.5	28	40.8	49	2.54	98	0
1951	46.9	93	55.8	88	38	109	4.62	35	0
1950	41.5	150	49.2	150	33.8	150	4.77	32	0
1949	47.9	78	58.8	54	36.9	130	2.14	115	0
1948	53.1	12	63.4	10	42.8	20	1.44	138	0
1947	46.6	104	55.6	92	37.7	115	8.33	2	0
1946	51.1	35	62.1	24	40.1	66	1.28	143	0
1945	49.7	52	59.4	48	40.1	66	4.20	43	0
1944	45.3	123	53.4	119	37.2	124	3.33	64	0
1943	45.6	120	55.5	93	35.6	141	3.37	63	0
1942	53.9	6	62.9	16	44.9	6	1.59	134	0
1941	52.7	16	60.2	36	45.2	5	2.63	93	0
1940	44.6	132	51.3	136	37.8	114	3.17	68	0
1939	45.2	124	52.6	126	37.7	115	3.22	67	0
1938	50.2	45	58.1	60	42.4	26	2.20	111	0
1937	46.5	107	54	110	39	90	4.61	36	0
1936	43.6	142	51.2	138	36.1	137	2.54	98	0
1935	44.1	139	49.4	149	38.7	95	1.77	128	0
1934	48.6	69	57.8	64	39.4	82	1.32	141	0
1933	46.8	97	53.7	116	39.9	73	2.61	94	0
1932	46.3	110	52.9	122	39.8	76	0.58	152	0
1931	49.3	58	57.7	65	40.8	49	1.75	130	0
1930	49.1	61	57.2	73	41.1	42	2.30	107	0
1929	51.1	35	57.7	65	44.5	8	4.79	29	0
1928	44.7	131	52.2	128	37.2	124	2.34	104	0
1927	47.9	78	54.4	105	41.3	38	6.01	15	0
1926	42	148	49.8	147	34.2	148	1.96	121	0
1925	52.7	16	60.9	34	44.4	9	3.15	70	0
1924	49	62	56.5	79	41.5	35	0.84	148	0
1923	46.6	104	55	99	38.2	104	1.38	139	0
1922	48.7	66	56	86	41.4	37	3.70	54	0
1921	54.2	5	62.5	19	45.9	3	4.47	38	0
1920	43	146	50.1	144	35.9	138	4.71	33	0
1919	48	77	54.7	101	41.3	38	3.16	69	0
1918	44	140	49.5	148	38.4	101	3.41	61	0
1917	44.8	130	50.8	140	38.8	92	2.58	96	0
1916	48.1	76	55.1	97	41	45	1.60	133	0
1915	56.3	2	64.4	4	48.2	1	1.02	145	0
1914	48.3	73	56.3	82	40.3	59	1.07	144	0
1913	48.8	64	56.6	78	41.1	42	1.91	123	0
1912	48.8	64	56.8	76	40.8	49	2.55	97	0
1911	46.1	114	51.5	134	40.7	54	3.03	74	0
1910	51.2	32	59.7	44	42.7	21	3.84	50	0
1909	45	128	52.1	132	38	109	7.73	4	0
1908	49	62	57.3	71	40.6	57	2.81	84	0
1907	39.8	153	45.7	153	33.8	150	2.37	102	0
1906	50.7	40	58.2	58	43.2	16	1.86	124	0
1905	45.5	122	52.3	127	38.7	95	3.03	74	0
1904	40.7	152	47	152	34.4	147	3.01	77	0
1903	47.1	90	54.3	107	39.9	73	3.77	52	0
1902	46.2	112	53.9	112	38.5	99	2.26	108	0
1901	45.1	126	50	145	40.1	66	0.33	155	0
1900	46.8	97	53.8	114	39.8	76	1.02	145	0
1899	50	46	57.6	67	42.3	27	0.14	156	0
1898	44.4	135	50.3	143	38.5	99	0.76	149	0
1897	46	117	52.7	125	39.2	87	2.23	109	0
1896	53.4	9	62.2	21	44.6	7	2.79	86	0
1895	46.3	110	53.4	119	39.2	87	0.86	147	0
1894	46.9	93	53.6	118	40.1	66	2.65	92	0
1893	44.3	136	51.3	136	37.3	123	4.16	44	0
1892	44	140	50.4	142	37.5	118	2.17	114	0
1891	47	91	53.9	112	40	72	3.14	71	0
1890	45.6	120	52.8	124	38.4	101	3.23	66	0
1889	46.8	97	52.9	122	40.7	54	2.35	103	0
1888	46.4	109	55.7	89	37.1	128	2.13	116	0
1887	48.7	66	60.2	36	37.2	124	0.46	153	0
1886	49.8	48	57.3	71	42.2	29	1.29	142	0
1885	46.2	112	53.8	114	38.6	98	4.00	46	0
1884	44.3	136	50.7	141	37.9	111	3.05	73	0
1883	46.8	97	54.1	108	39.5	81	3.72	53	0
1882	46.1	114	53.7	116	38.4	101	6.72	9	0
1881	41.7	149	48	151	35.5	142	1.84	126	0
1880	49.2	59	58	61	40.3	59	5.20	22	0
1879	47.4	86	54.4	105	40.3	59	1.93	122	0
1878	52.4	21	59.3	49	45.6	4	5.57	17	0
1877	46.6	104	53	121	40.2	64	2.42	101	0
1876	47.5	85	54	110	40.9	47	2.07	118	0
1875	43.2	145	51.6	133	34.9	143	2.32	106	0
1874	38.7	154	45.2	154	32.3	154	2.67	90	0
1873	42.7	147	51.5	134	33.9	149	6.22	11	0
1872							3.03	74	30
1871							3.70	54	30

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1955	57
1915	56.3
2010	54.6
1977	54.6
1921	54.2
1942	53.9
2026	53.8
2017	53.7
1960	53.4
1896	53.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1874	38.7
1907	39.8
1904	40.7
2018	41.2
1950	41.5
1881	41.7
1926	42
1873	42.7
1920	43
1875	43.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2013	8.68
1947	8.33
1975	7.84
1909	7.73
1983	7.69
1999	7.51
2026	7.19
1970	7.07
1882	6.72
2017	6.43

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1899	0.14
1901	0.33
1971	0.45
1887	0.46
1932	0.58
2021	0.71
2004	0.74
1898	0.76
1924	0.84
1895	0.86

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 82°F; 14 April 2026
Coldest night: 28°F; 7 April 2026
Wettest day: 2.43 in; 14 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 7.19 in of precipitation in Chicago, IL, the wettest April since 2013, 7th wettest of 156.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Chicago, IL: 82°F on Tuesday 14 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Chicago, IL: a low of 28°F on Tuesday 7 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Chicago, IL: 2.43 in on Tuesday 14 April 2026.