When to go · Des Plaines
Des Plaines, month by month
The best months for Des Plaines: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold, snow), late Nov–Feb.0 °C / -8 °C, 10 rain days32 °F / 18 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold, snow), late Nov–Feb.3 °C / -6 °C, 9 rain days37 °F / 21 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (May–Oct). Across United States: Spring break fills Florida beaches and parks; the desert parks come into season.9 °C / -1 °C, 11 rain days48 °F / 30 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Oct). Across United States: Good month for the Southwest, Washington cherry blossoms, the South; mountain roads still closed.16 °C / 5 °C, 12 rain days61 °F / 41 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Des Plaines's best window: May–Oct.22 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain days72 °F / 50 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Des Plaines's best window: May–Oct.27 °C / 16 °C, 10 rain days81 °F / 61 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Des Plaines's best window: May–Oct.29 °C / 19 °C, 10 rain days84 °F / 66 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Des Plaines's best window: May–Oct.28 °C / 18 °C, 9 rain days82 °F / 64 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Des Plaines's best window: May–Oct.24 °C / 14 °C, 9 rain days75 °F / 57 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatInside Des Plaines's best window: May–Oct.17 °C / 7 °C, 9 rain days63 °F / 45 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold, snow), late Nov–Feb.9 °C / 1 °C, 10 rain days48 °F / 34 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold, snow), late Nov–Feb.2 °C / -5 °C, 11 rain days36 °F / 23 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday