Weather in Chicago in May 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Chicago in May
Going from a maximum of +93°F during the day to a minimum of +41°F during the night, the temperature in May averages around +73°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 41% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +66°F to +88°F.
Is Chicago warm or cold in May?
Chicago is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +54°F to +66°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +41°F to +54°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Chicago:
Climate in Chicago in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +54°F | +66°F | +77°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +18°F | +32°F | +43°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +86°F | +97°F | +100°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 92 mm | 101 mm | 92 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 64% | 64% | 65% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May often has better weather than April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +54°F to +66°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 92 mm to 101 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 64%. Winds are calmer in comparison to April, going down from 4 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 4 sunny days during the month.
June brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Chicago is gradually increasing during May, going from 3 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Chicago?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Chicago in May has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+64°F) and the highest in 2012 (+80°F). The driest year was 1992 with only 17 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 419 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Chicago, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.