July 5 - Chicago - Weather History and Averages

High Temperatures

On July 5 in Chicago, IL (Illinois), USA the average high temperature is 83.3 °F (28.5 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 64.0 °F (17.8 °C) in 1979 and the highest recored high temperature was 102.9 °F (39.4 °C) in 2012. The high temperature is usually* between 78.7 °F (25.9 °C) and 87.9 °F (31.1 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 78.7 °F (25.9 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 87.9 °F (31.1 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 69.8 °F (21.0 °C) and 96.7 °F (36.0 °C).

Low Temperatures

On July 5 in Chicago, IL (Illinois), USA the average low temperature is 65.2 °F (18.4 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 46.0 °F (7.8 °C) in 1972 and the lowest recored low temperature was 86.0 °F (30.0 °C) in 2025. The low temperature is usually* between 60.8 °F (16.0 °C) and 69.6 °F (20.9 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 60.8 °F (16.0 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 69.6 °F (20.9 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 52.5 °F (11.4 °C) and 77.9 °F (25.5 °C).

Frost

On July 5 in Chicago, IL (Illinois), USA expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 0.0% of the time.

Usually* in this context means around 50% of the time, assuming a normal distribution of values.

Data Source(s)

The data used to compute the average high/low temperatures for this location were taken from the following stations: