Station information
- Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On January 28 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 32.8 °F (0.4 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 4.1 °F (-15.5 °C) in 2014 and the highest recored high temperature was 50.5 °F (10.3 °C) in 2025. The high temperature is usually* between 25.8 °F (-3.4 °C) and 39.8 °F (4.3 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 25.8 °F (-3.4 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 39.8 °F (4.3 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 12.5 °F (-10.8 °C) and 53.0 °F (11.7 °C).
Low Temperatures
On January 28 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 22.5 °F (-5.3 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was -8.3 °F (-22.4 °C) in 2014 and the lowest recored low temperature was 34.0 °F (1.1 °C) in 2025. The low temperature is usually* between 15.2 °F (-9.3 °C) and 29.8 °F (-1.2 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 15.2 °F (-9.3 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 29.8 °F (-1.2 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 1.4 °F (-17.0 °C) and 43.6 °F (6.4 °C).
Frost
On January 28 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 81.2% 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 2007 to 2025