Station information
- Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On May 5 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 58.5 °F (14.7 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 45.1 °F (7.3 °C) in 2014 and the highest recored high temperature was 76.6 °F (24.8 °C) in 2010. The high temperature is usually* between 51.6 °F (10.9 °C) and 65.4 °F (18.5 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 51.6 °F (10.9 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 65.4 °F (18.5 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 38.4 °F (3.6 °C) and 78.5 °F (25.8 °C).
Low Temperatures
On May 5 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 45.8 °F (7.6 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 39.4 °F (4.1 °C) in 2020 and the lowest recored low temperature was 52.5 °F (11.4 °C) in 2023. The low temperature is usually* between 43.0 °F (6.1 °C) and 48.5 °F (9.2 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 43.0 °F (6.1 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 48.5 °F (9.2 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 37.7 °F (3.2 °C) and 53.8 °F (12.1 °C).
Frost
On May 5 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 0.0% 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 2005 to 2025