Station information
- Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On January 7 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 31.9 °F (-0.1 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 4.3 °F (-15.4 °C) in 2014 and the highest recored high temperature was 63.1 °F (17.3 °C) in 2008. The high temperature is usually* between 23.3 °F (-4.8 °C) and 40.5 °F (4.7 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 23.3 °F (-4.8 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 40.5 °F (4.7 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 6.9 °F (-13.9 °C) and 56.9 °F (13.8 °C).
Low Temperatures
On January 7 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 22.8 °F (-5.1 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was -11.2 °F (-24.0 °C) in 2014 and the lowest recored low temperature was 56.5 °F (13.6 °C) in 2008. The low temperature is usually* between 12.9 °F (-10.6 °C) and 32.6 °F (0.3 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 12.9 °F (-10.6 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 32.6 °F (0.3 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between -5.8 °F (-21.0 °C) and 51.3 °F (10.7 °C).
Frost
On January 7 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 73.7% of the time.
Data Source(s)
The data used to compute the average high/low temperatures for this location were taken from the following stations:
- CHICAGO — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338 — from year 2006 to 2025