Chicago, IL: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 43.9°F in Chicago, IL, the warmest March since 2025, 14th warmest of 154.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 43.9°F; Warmest since 2025; 14th warmest of 154
Precipitation: 4.54 in; Wettest since 2009; 14th wettest of 156

A normal March in Chicago, IL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 37.7°F, between 34°F and 42.8°F in eight years of ten and 2.36 in of precipitation, between 1.17 in and 4.04 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Chicago, IL since 1873: 43.9°F in 2026; the highest is 53.5°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 34 to 42.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March 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	43.9	14	54.9	6	32.8	35	4.54	14	0
2025	44.4	10	54.4	8	34.5	16	2.99	60	0
2024	44	13	52.9	13	35.1	12	3.59	37	0
2023	38.8	54	46	63	31.6	50	3.80	31	0
2022	40.7	32	49.1	31	32.4	39	3.69	34	0
2021	44.2	11	53.3	11	35.2	11	1.25	137	0
2020	42.8	19	50.9	22	34.7	14	3.48	44	0
2019	34.3	111	42.7	97	25.9	120	2.09	102	0
2018	36.9	75	44.7	74	29.1	77	1.74	113	0
2017	39.5	47	47.1	49	31.8	46	4.01	25	0
2016	43.3	15	51.5	18	35.1	12	3.34	51	0
2015	35.4	91	44.4	76	26.3	116	1.10	143	0
2014	31.7	135	40.9	117	22.4	150	1.71	116	0
2013	32.6	123	39.6	123	25.6	122	2.00	105	0
2012	53.5	1	63.3	1	43.6	1	2.68	74	0
2011	36.3	81	43.8	87	28.8	82	2.62	81	0
2010	41.7	24	50.4	24	33	31	1.55	125	0
2009	39.6	44	48.7	34	30.5	62	5.20	5	0
2008	34.9	101	42.5	99	27.2	102	2.63	80	0
2007	42.5	21	51.3	19	33.6	24	3.66	35	0
2006	38.3	63	46.7	51	29.9	66	2.70	70	0
2005	35	98	43.9	84	26.2	118	1.48	129	0
2004	41.1	29	49.3	28	33	31	2.68	74	0
2003	36.7	77	46.5	56	26.9	107	1.82	110	0
2002	34.5	109	43.6	89	25.5	125	2.73	69	0
2001	34.1	112	42.7	97	25.6	122	1.30	135	0
2000	44.2	11	54.6	7	33.7	22	1.18	141	0
1999	35.6	88	44.4	76	26.8	110	1.73	114	0
1998	38.9	53	45.6	65	32.3	40	4.29	20	0
1997	37.9	66	46.2	60	29.5	72	1.57	124	0
1996	30.8	141	40.2	119	21.3	153	0.95	148	0
1995	40.2	39	49.2	30	31.2	54	1.43	131	0
1994	38.4	60	47.9	43	29	78	1.09	145	0
1993	34.1	112	41.4	107	26.9	107	4.52	15	0
1992	37.5	68	46.4	58	28.5	84	2.67	77	0
1991	40.4	36	50	25	30.7	60	3.54	41	0
1990	41.3	26	49.3	28	33.3	28	3.09	57	0
1989	36.5	78	45.7	64	27.4	100	1.67	118	0
1988	38	65	47.7	45	28.4	86	2.15	96	0
1987	40.8	30	49.7	27	31.8	46	1.59	122	0
1986	40.4	36	51	20	29.8	69	1.49	128	0
1985	39.4	48	48.1	41	30.6	61	4.73	8	0
1984	29.5	149	36.5	143	22.5	148	3.00	59	0
1983	37.4	71	45.6	65	29.2	76	3.56	39	0
1982	35	98	43.3	91	26.8	110	4.15	22	0
1981	37.6	67	48.4	37	26.8	110	0.63	151	0
1980	32.6	123	41.2	110	24	140	1.96	107	0
1979	35.4	91	43.3	91	27.5	98	4.31	19	0
1978	32.4	125	39.5	124	25.3	128	1.22	138	0
1977	44.6	9	53	12	36.3	8	3.91	28	0
1976	43.1	18	52.4	15	33.7	22	5.37	2	0
1975	34.1	112	42.3	100	26	119	2.44	86	0
1974	38.8	54	46.6	52	30.9	59	2.85	66	0
1973	45.1	7	52.6	14	37.6	4	4.60	10	0
1972	34.7	104	43.2	95	26.3	116	3.51	42	0
1971	35.6	88	43.5	90	27.8	93	3.30	54	0
1970	35.2	94	42.1	102	28.3	88	2.69	71	0
1969	34.4	110	43.9	84	24.9	132	1.96	107	0
1968	43.3	15	53.4	9	33.3	28	1.04	146	0
1967	38.6	57	45.4	67	31.7	49	2.32	91	0
1966	40.2	39	48.8	33	31.6	50	2.58	83	0
1965	30.2	144	35.6	150	24.7	136	3.44	47	0
1964	35.9	85	44.2	80	27.6	97	3.81	30	0
1963	41.5	25	50	25	33	31	2.44	86	0
1962	34.6	106	41.2	110	28	91	1.82	110	0
1961	40.8	30	47.7	45	33.9	19	2.96	63	0
1960	26.3	154	33.5	154	19.2	154	1.15	142	0
1959	37.2	72	45.2	71	29.3	74	3.91	28	0
1958	36	84	41	115	31.1	57	0.33	155	0
1957	37.5	68	45	72	30.1	64	1.98	106	0
1956	36.4	79	44.1	82	28.7	83	1.10	143	0
1955	37.2	72	46.6	52	27.7	96	1.72	115	0
1954	35	98	43	96	27	105	5.00	7	0
1953	39.2	51	46.6	52	31.8	46	3.92	27	0
1952	35.2	94	41.9	105	28.5	84	3.64	36	0
1951	35.3	93	43.3	91	27.2	102	2.81	68	0
1950	32.9	120	40.2	119	25.6	122	2.01	104	0
1949	37.5	68	46.1	61	28.9	80	3.32	53	0
1948	36.1	82	44.4	76	27.8	93	4.65	9	0
1947	31.9	134	38.8	132	24.9	132	2.69	71	0
1946	47.2	4	57.6	3	36.7	6	3.57	38	0
1945	48.6	2	59.5	2	37.6	4	2.29	92	0
1944	32.3	128	38.7	133	25.9	120	4.51	16	0
1943	32.2	130	42.1	102	22.3	151	2.47	85	1
1942	39.6	44	45.3	68	33.8	21	2.68	74	0
1941	32.1	132	37.3	137	26.8	110	2.60	82	0
1940	32.3	128	37.2	139	27.3	101	2.41	89	0
1939	38.1	64	46.5	56	29.8	69	2.96	63	0
1938	45.1	7	53.4	9	36.7	6	3.51	42	0
1937	32.9	120	37.9	135	27.8	93	1.20	140	0
1936	39.7	42	47.2	48	32.1	42	1.00	147	0
1935	41.3	26	49.1	31	33.5	25	3.48	44	0
1934	32.9	120	39.4	126	26.4	115	1.21	139	0
1933	35.5	90	41	115	29.9	66	4.05	23	0
1932	30.1	146	36	147	24.2	139	3.10	56	0
1931	34.9	101	38.7	133	31	58	3.33	52	0
1930	36.1	82	43.3	91	28.9	80	2.82	67	0
1929	43.3	15	51.8	16	34.7	14	5.23	4	0
1928	36.9	75	44.1	82	29.7	71	1.50	127	0
1927	42	23	48	42	35.9	10	2.69	71	0
1926	30.2	144	36.6	142	23.7	141	3.14	55	0
1925	39.7	42	48.2	39	31.2	54	1.51	126	0
1924	34.6	106	39.3	129	29.9	66	3.70	33	0
1923	33	119	41.4	107	24.6	137	3.05	58	0
1922	39.3	49	45.3	68	33.4	27	5.58	1	0
1921	45.7	5	55.3	5	36.2	9	4.00	26	0
1920	40.2	39	48.2	39	32.2	41	4.57	12	0
1919	38.5	58	44.9	73	32.1	42	4.32	18	0
1918	42.3	22	50.5	23	34	18	2.05	103	0
1917	38.8	54	46.4	58	31.2	54	2.11	99	0
1916	34.6	106	41.2	110	27.9	92	2.48	84	0
1915	34.8	103	40	121	29.5	72	0.60	152	0
1914	35.7	87	42.1	102	29.3	74	1.87	109	0
1913	35.2	94	43.7	88	26.6	114	3.44	47	0
1912	28.8	153	34.7	153	22.9	145	2.20	95	0
1911	39.2	51	47.1	49	31.3	53	1.45	130	0
1910	48.5	3	56.6	4	40.5	2	0.29	156	0
1909	35.9	85	41.4	107	30.5	62	1.63	120	0
1908	40.7	32	48.5	35	32.8	35	3.48	44	0
1907	42.6	20	51	20	34.3	17	2.94	65	1
1906	30.3	143	35.1	152	25.4	126	1.61	121	0
1905	39.3	49	46.6	52	31.9	45	2.43	88	0
1904	35.1	97	41.9	105	28.4	86	4.57	12	0
1903	40.5	34	47.4	47	33.5	25	1.67	118	0
1902	38.5	58	44.4	76	32.6	38	4.16	21	0
1901	34.1	112	40.6	118	27.5	98	3.38	50	0
1900	29	151	35.4	151	22.6	147	1.58	123	0
1899	29.8	148	36.2	145	23.3	143	2.11	99	0
1898	40.4	36	47.8	44	32.9	34	4.60	10	0
1897	34.7	104	41.1	113	28.3	88	3.56	39	0
1896	31.2	138	37.3	137	25.2	129	1.26	136	0
1895	31.7	135	39.1	130	24.3	138	1.32	134	0
1894	41.2	28	48.5	35	33.9	19	2.66	78	0
1893	33.2	118	39.5	124	27	105	1.69	117	0
1892	30.9	140	36.5	143	25.4	126	2.21	94	0
1891	30.6	142	36.2	145	25.1	130	2.13	98	0
1890	29.5	149	35.7	148	23.3	143	2.10	101	0
1889	38.4	60	44.7	74	32.1	42	1.43	131	0
1888	29.9	147	37.1	140	22.7	146	2.99	60	0
1887	32.2	130	39.4	126	24.9	132	0.89	149	0
1886	37.1	74	44.2	80	30	65	1.79	112	0
1885	31.3	137	38.9	131	23.6	142	0.57	153	0
1884	34.1	112	41.1	113	27.2	102	5.16	6	0
1883	32.1	132	39.4	126	24.8	135	0.42	154	0
1882	39.6	44	46.1	61	33.2	30	3.43	49	0
1881	32.4	125	37.9	135	26.9	107	2.99	60	0
1880	38.4	60	45.3	68	31.4	52	2.25	93	0
1879	40.5	34	48.3	38	32.8	35	2.37	90	0
1878	45.3	6	51.8	16	38.8	3	4.39	17	0
1877	28.9	152	35.7	148	22.1	152	5.37	2	0
1876	33.9	117	39.7	122	28.1	90	4.04	24	0
1875	31	139	37	141	25	131	1.43	131	0
1874	36.4	79	43.9	84	29	78	2.15	96	0
1873	32.4	125	42.3	100	22.5	148	0.89	149	0
1872							3.79	32	31
1871							2.66	78	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	53.5
1945	48.6
1910	48.5
1946	47.2
1921	45.7
1878	45.3
1973	45.1
1938	45.1
1977	44.6
2025	44.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	26.3
1912	28.8
1877	28.9
1900	29
1984	29.5
1890	29.5
1899	29.8
1888	29.9
1932	30.1
1965	30.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1922	5.58
1976	5.37
1877	5.37
1929	5.23
2009	5.20
1884	5.16
1954	5.00
1985	4.73
1948	4.65
1973	4.60
More years share the last value

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	0.29
1958	0.33
1883	0.42
1885	0.57
1915	0.60
1981	0.63
1887	0.89
1873	0.89
1996	0.95
1936	1.00

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 81°F; 30 March 2026
Coldest night: 14°F; 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.76 in; 15 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 4.54 in of precipitation in Chicago, IL, the wettest March since 2009, 14th wettest of 156.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Chicago, IL: 81°F on Monday 30 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Chicago, IL: a low of 14°F on Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Chicago, IL: 1.76 in on Sunday 15 March 2026.