When to go · Chicago
Chicago in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold and windy), late Jul–Aug (heat and humidity).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 28°C82°F / 19°C66°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- United States overall
- Prices
- High
- United States overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Chicago
Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold and windy), late Jul–Aug (heat and humidity).
Weather in August
- ChicagoHighs around 28 °C, lows around 19 °C, rain on about 9 daysHighs around 82 °F, lows around 66 °F, rain on about 9 days
- Midwest and Great Lakes, United States · Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolisbest weather
Hard winters (−15 °C cold snaps and lake-effect snow), warm summers; tornadoes in spring on the Plains.Hard winters (5 °F cold snaps and lake-effect snow), warm summers; tornadoes in spring on the Plains.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- High
- Prices · United States overall
- High
United States overall: Hot and busy; wildfire smoke in the West, hurricane peak begins in the Southeast.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.