Typical November weather
Chicago
Illinois · November
48° days
34° nights
about 5 rainy days · 10 hours of daylight
What to pack
- Warm coat
What November feels like
Nobody here defends November — it is gray and it commits to it. The trade is the best month of the year for the Art Institute and the Field Museum without a queue, and Christkindlmarket opens in Daley Plaza around Thanksgiving week.
Expect about 5 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. The air runs dry — whatever the thermometer says, it wears easy. about 15 nights dip below freezing.
The numbers
| Typical high | 48° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 34° |
| Days with real rain | 5 |
| Total rain | 2.4 in |
| Snowfall | 1.8 in |
| Humidity | dry air |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:40 am / 4:29 pm |