Chicago, IL: Spring

31 May 2026: Spring 2026 averaged 52.6°F in Chicago, IL, the warmest spring since 2024, tied 6th warmest of 154 (with 2010 and 1955).

Spring 2026

Mean temperature: 52.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 6th warmest of 154
Precipitation: 12.90 in; Wettest since 2020; 23rd wettest of 156

A normal spring in Chicago, IL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 48.6°F, between 46.5°F and 51.3°F in eight years of ten and 10.57 in of precipitation, between 5.94 in and 14.88 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every spring in Chicago, IL since 1873: 52.6°F in 2026; the highest is 56.6°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 46.5 to 51.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every spring 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	52.6	6	63.2	4	42	21	12.90	23	0
2025	51.1	16	60.7	18	41.5	29	7.00	125	0
2024	53.9	3	63.3	3	44.5	4	11.12	51	0
2023	51	19	60.7	18	41.3	35	6.53	132	0
2022	50.5	30	58.8	40	42.2	17	12.47	27	0
2021	52.1	9	61.4	12	42.8	13	3.75	154	0
2020	50.4	34	59.3	34	41.4	34	16.80	2	0
2019	47.3	88	56.4	81	38.2	106	16.36	3	0
2018	48.2	71	57.1	71	39.2	79	12.67	25	0
2017	50.3	37	59.5	30	41.1	41	13.72	16	0
2016	50.3	37	59.7	29	40.9	45	11.57	39	0
2015	48.4	66	58.1	51	38.6	98	8.63	98	0
2014	46.8	103	57	73	36.7	135	9.53	75	0
2013	46.8	103	55.7	91	37.9	111	15.64	5	0
2012	56.6	1	66.6	2	46.7	1	8.71	94	0
2011	47.3	88	55.9	89	38.7	94	14.79	9	0
2010	52.6	6	62.3	8	42.9	12	9.46	76	0
2009	48.9	56	58.8	40	39.1	83	14.02	14	0
2008	46.6	107	56.1	87	37	130	9.45	77	0
2007	51.1	16	61.2	14	40.9	45	8.95	88	0
2006	50.3	37	60.1	26	40.5	54	9.95	69	0
2005	47.8	81	58.3	46	37.4	122	5.00	149	0
2004	50.5	30	60.5	20	40.5	54	10.64	57	0
2003	47.1	96	57	73	37.1	127	11.44	43	0
2002	46.5	109	55.9	89	37.1	127	10.12	65	0
2001	48.8	61	59	36	38.7	94	7.46	118	0
2000	51.2	13	61.5	11	40.9	45	10.35	62	0
1999	48.9	56	58.4	45	39.5	73	13.70	17	0
1998	51.2	13	59.9	27	42.4	16	10.87	55	0
1997	45.6	124	55.2	100	36	143	6.02	139	0
1996	43.6	143	53.3	123	33.9	153	10.49	60	0
1995	48.3	68	57.5	60	39.1	83	11.69	36	0
1994	49.2	47	60.3	24	38.2	106	3.87	153	0
1993	46.3	113	55.7	91	36.9	133	10.92	53	0
1992	46.8	103	57.2	67	36.4	139	5.18	147	0
1991	52.7	5	62.5	6	42.8	13	12.74	24	0
1990	49.1	49	58.2	47	40	65	11.73	35	0
1989	47	98	57.1	71	37	130	4.63	150	0
1988	49.1	49	60.4	23	37.8	113	5.42	145	0
1987	51.6	11	62.4	7	40.7	52	6.14	138	0
1986	50.4	34	61.2	14	39.6	72	6.45	133	0
1985	50.7	28	61.2	14	40.2	62	9.00	87	0
1984	43.5	147	52.5	130	34.6	152	11.60	38	0
1983	44.7	134	53.9	112	35.4	149	17.51	1	0
1982	48	77	58.5	43	37.5	119	9.01	86	0
1981	48.2	71	59.4	32	37	130	12.62	26	0
1980	46.3	113	56.5	78	36	143	8.59	99	0
1979	46.5	109	55.2	100	37.8	113	11.32	45	0
1978	46.4	112	55.1	103	37.7	116	8.25	101	0
1977	56.2	2	66.7	1	45.6	2	7.76	113	0
1976	50.8	24	60.3	24	41.2	37	14.15	12	0
1975	46.9	100	55.6	95	38.2	106	15.59	6	0
1974	49.2	47	58	52	40.4	58	13.16	19	0
1973	49.8	43	58.2	47	41.5	29	14.23	11	0
1972	47.8	81	57	73	38.6	98	10.05	67	0
1971	47.3	88	57.3	66	37.2	126	5.73	141	0
1970	50.2	40	59	36	41.5	29	13.94	15	0
1969	48.9	56	59	36	38.8	90	11.32	45	0
1968	51.5	12	61.3	13	41.6	28	5.28	146	0
1967	47.9	80	56.3	83	39.5	73	9.08	85	0
1966	47.8	81	56.4	81	39.2	79	13.49	18	0
1965	47.3	88	55.4	98	39.1	83	9.12	83	0
1964	51	19	60.5	20	41.5	29	10.51	59	0
1963	50.8	24	60.5	20	41.1	41	9.40	78	0
1962	50.5	30	59.3	34	41.7	27	6.28	135	0
1961	47.5	85	55.7	91	39.3	77	7.77	112	0
1960	46	117	54.7	106	37.4	122	7.12	123	0
1959	50.8	24	59.8	28	41.8	23	11.78	34	0
1958	49.7	44	58.2	47	41.2	37	5.09	148	0
1957	48.6	64	56.9	76	40.3	60	11.28	48	0
1956	48.1	74	57.2	67	38.9	89	8.81	89	0
1955	52.6	6	63.1	5	42	21	7.59	115	0
1954	48.4	66	58	52	38.8	90	11.18	49	0
1953	49	52	57.6	58	40.4	58	9.17	81	0
1952	48.3	68	57.2	67	39.4	76	9.36	79	0
1951	48.1	74	57.5	60	38.7	94	12.33	31	0
1950	45	130	53.8	115	36.2	141	7.56	117	0
1949	49	52	59.5	30	38.4	103	7.92	107	0
1948	48	77	57.6	58	38.4	103	10.89	54	0
1947	44.1	141	52.7	125	35.4	149	14.99	8	0
1946	51.7	10	62.2	10	41.2	37	8.39	100	0
1945	50.8	24	60.9	17	40.8	50	14.08	13	0
1944	47.3	88	55.5	97	39.2	79	12.20	33	0
1943	44.9	131	54.2	109	35.5	148	12.92	22	1
1942	51	19	58.9	39	43	11	8.77	92	0
1941	49	52	56.2	85	41.8	23	8.65	97	0
1940	43.6	143	49.8	153	37.4	122	10.74	56	0
1939	48.2	71	56.7	77	39.8	70	9.84	70	0
1938	51.2	13	59.4	32	43.1	10	9.69	73	0
1937	45.7	121	52.6	127	38.8	90	7.45	119	0
1936	49.3	46	57.4	63	41.2	37	5.62	142	0
1935	45.8	119	52.2	133	39.5	73	12.34	30	0
1934	48.9	56	58	52	39.9	66	3.20	155	0
1933	47.4	86	53.8	115	41.1	41	11.69	36	0
1932	45.3	127	52.2	133	38.5	102	6.57	131	0
1931	46.5	109	53.1	124	39.9	66	10.16	64	0
1930	48.8	61	56.5	78	41.1	41	7.28	122	0
1929	50.4	34	58.2	47	42.6	15	12.31	32	0
1928	46.6	107	54.2	109	39	88	5.43	144	0
1927	48.9	56	55.6	95	42.1	19	13.10	20	0
1926	43.5	147	51.5	141	35.6	145	7.83	110	0
1925	49	52	57.4	63	40.5	54	6.25	136	0
1924	46	117	52.6	127	39.3	77	6.84	127	0
1923	44.6	135	52.6	127	36.7	135	7.89	108	0
1922	50.7	28	57.2	67	44.1	6	12.46	28	0
1921	53.9	3	62.3	8	45.4	3	9.27	80	0
1920	46.2	115	53.4	121	39.1	83	11.09	52	0
1919	47.2	94	53.6	118	40.9	45	11.32	45	0
1918	50	42	58	52	42.1	19	10.03	68	1
1917	45.4	126	52.3	132	38.6	98	8.10	105	0
1916	47.3	88	54.4	107	40.2	62	7.01	124	0
1915	48.3	68	54.8	105	41.8	23	8.66	95	0
1914	48.8	61	56.3	83	41.3	35	8.16	104	0
1913	47.2	94	55.2	100	39.2	79	9.73	72	0
1912	45.8	119	53.4	121	38.2	106	8.72	93	0
1911	50.5	30	57.8	57	43.2	9	7.85	109	0
1910	51.1	16	58.8	40	43.3	7	8.80	91	0
1909	45.6	124	52.1	135	39.1	83	11.54	40	0
1908	49.4	45	57.4	63	41.5	29	13.03	21	0
1907	44.8	133	52	137	37.5	119	8.81	89	1
1906	46.8	103	53.8	115	39.9	66	5.56	143	0
1905	47.1	96	54.4	107	39.8	70	10.60	58	0
1904	44.4	138	51.4	142	37.3	125	9.12	83	0
1903	49.1	49	56.5	78	41.8	23	6.37	134	0
1902	47.8	81	55	104	40.5	54	11.50	41	0
1901	44.4	138	50.6	148	38.3	105	5.89	140	0
1900	44.6	135	52.1	135	37.1	127	6.19	137	0
1899	46.2	115	53.6	118	38.8	90	6.60	130	0
1898	47	98	53.9	112	40.1	64	7.59	115	0
1897	45.2	128	52.4	131	38.1	110	6.63	129	0
1896	50.1	41	57.9	56	42.2	17	8.21	102	0
1895	45.7	121	53.5	120	37.9	111	4.17	151	0
1894	48.1	74	55.4	98	40.8	50	8.66	95	0
1893	43.3	149	50	151	36.6	137	7.78	111	0
1892	42.4	153	48.5	154	36.3	140	11.15	50	0
1891	43.6	143	50.4	149	36.9	133	7.36	121	0
1890	42.8	152	50	151	35.6	145	10.46	61	0
1889	47.4	86	54.1	111	40.6	53	9.16	82	0
1888	43.1	150	51.3	144	34.9	151	11.34	44	0
1887	46.9	100	56.1	87	37.7	116	2.73	156	0
1886	48	77	55.7	91	40.3	60	4.08	152	0
1885	43.6	143	51.1	146	36.1	142	7.74	114	0
1884	44.9	131	51.9	138	37.8	113	9.74	71	0
1883	43.9	142	51.3	144	36.6	137	11.46	42	0
1882	45.7	121	52.7	125	38.7	94	15.67	4	0
1881	45.1	129	51.7	140	38.6	98	6.68	128	0
1880	50.9	23	58.5	43	43.3	7	12.42	29	0
1879	48.6	64	56.2	85	40.9	45	8.19	103	0
1878	51	19	57.5	60	44.4	5	15.18	7	0
1877	44.2	140	50.9	147	37.5	119	9.60	74	0
1876	46.9	100	53.9	112	39.9	66	7.96	106	0
1875	43	151	50.4	149	35.6	145	7.39	120	0
1874	44.5	137	51.4	142	37.6	118	6.90	126	0
1873	42.4	153	51.9	138	32.9	154	14.31	10	0
1872							10.06	66	92
1871							10.26	63	92

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	56.6
1977	56.2
2024	53.9
1921	53.9
1991	52.7
2026	52.6
2010	52.6
1955	52.6
2021	52.1
1946	51.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1892	42.4
1873	42.4
1890	42.8
1875	43
1888	43.1
1893	43.3
1984	43.5
1926	43.5
1996	43.6
1940	43.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1983	17.51
2020	16.80
2019	16.36
1882	15.67
2013	15.64
1975	15.59
1878	15.18
1947	14.99
2011	14.79
1873	14.31

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1887	2.73
1934	3.20
2021	3.75
1994	3.87
1886	4.08
1895	4.17
1989	4.63
2005	5.00
1958	5.09
1992	5.18

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 87°F; 17 May 2026
Coldest night: 14°F; 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 2.43 in; 14 April 2026

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Spring 2026 brought 12.90 in of precipitation in Chicago, IL, the wettest spring since 2020, 23rd wettest of 156.
The hottest day of spring 2026 in Chicago, IL: 87°F on Sunday 17 May 2026.
The coldest night of spring 2026 in Chicago, IL: a low of 14°F on Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of spring 2026 in Chicago, IL: 2.43 in on Tuesday 14 April 2026.