- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On January 6 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 31.9 °F (-0.1 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 11.8 °F (-11.2 °C) in 2015 and the highest recored high temperature was 59.0 °F (15.0 °C) in 2008. The high temperature is usually* between 23.4 °F (-4.8 °C) and 40.4 °F (4.7 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 23.4 °F (-4.8 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 40.4 °F (4.7 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 7.1 °F (-13.8 °C) and 56.7 °F (13.7 °C).
Low Temperatures
On January 6 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 22.3 °F (-5.4 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was -14.8 °F (-26.0 °C) in 2014 and the lowest recored low temperature was 43.5 °F (6.4 °C) in 2012. The low temperature is usually* between 12.8 °F (-10.7 °C) and 31.8 °F (-0.1 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 12.8 °F (-10.7 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 31.8 °F (-0.1 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between -5.4 °F (-20.8 °C) and 50.0 °F (10.0 °C).
Frost
On January 6 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 75.4% 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