- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On December 5 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 38.6 °F (3.7 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 21.4 °F (-5.9 °C) in 2008 and the highest recored high temperature was 61.5 °F (16.4 °C) in 2017. The high temperature is usually* between 31.8 °F (-0.1 °C) and 45.4 °F (7.5 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 31.8 °F (-0.1 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 45.4 °F (7.5 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 18.8 °F (-7.3 °C) and 58.4 °F (14.7 °C).
Low Temperatures
On December 5 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 28.7 °F (-1.9 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 10.0 °F (-12.2 °C) in 2008 and the lowest recored low temperature was 37.4 °F (3.0 °C) in 2020. The low temperature is usually* between 22.3 °F (-5.4 °C) and 35.0 °F (1.7 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 22.3 °F (-5.4 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 35.0 °F (1.7 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 10.2 °F (-12.1 °C) and 47.1 °F (8.4 °C).
Frost
On December 5 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 63.8% 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 2024