Chicago in February
In February, Chicago has 50.0 mm (1.97 in) of rain, a daily high of 2.1 °C (35.8 °F) and a daily low of -5.7 °C (21.7 °F), as 1991-2020 means; figures in brackets are converted.
Last updated : what the month is like; shorter source notes.
Best time to visit Chicago: February misses our rule: days are 13.9 °C under our 16 °C and nights are 13.7 °C under our 8 °C. Expect days that grow by 1 h 10 min.
What February is like in Chicago
- Bald eagles gather at Big Marsh Park in winter. Pairs court by climbing high, locking talons and tumbling toward the ground. Source: Chicago Park District, checked .
- Lion dancers, a colorful parade and cultural shows welcome the Lunar New Year to Chinatown in February. Source: Choose Chicago (official tourism site), checked .
- In the cold months, snow monkeys, polar bears and penguins play outside at the free Lincoln Park Zoo. Source: Choose Chicago (official tourism site), checked .
Key figures
Weather in February, 1991-2020 means
- Daily high
- 2.1 °C (35.8 °F)
- Daily low
- -5.7 °C (21.7 °F)
- Rain
- 50.0 mm (1.97 in) in the month
- Sunshine
- no data
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, NOAA. Checked .
Measured at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, 28 km north-west of the city centre point.
How we define and convert these figures
Notes. Daily high and low: changed: source gives °F; converted to °C, rounded to 0.1. Rain: changed: source gives inches; converted to mm (x 25.4), rounded to 0.1. Sunshine: the NOAA U.S. monthly normals have no sunshine measure.
Daylight on 15 February 2026
- Sunrise
- 06:46 local time
- Sunset
- 17:24 local time
- Day length
- 10 h 38 min
Day length 1-28 February: 10 h 03 min to 11 h 13 min, +1 h 10 min.
Source: NOAA Solar Calculator equations, checked .
Month by month
Each month: daily high in °C, then rain in mm, 1991-2020 means.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, as above, checked .
This month against the year
| Measure | February | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Daily high | 2.1 °C | 2nd coldest |
| Daily low | -5.7 °C | 2nd coldest |
| Rain | 50.0 mm | driest |
| Sunshine | no data | no data |
| Day length | 10 h 38 min | 4th shortest |
Equal values share a rank. How we rank months
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, as above, checked .
Day length: NOAA solar equations, checked .
Public holidays this month
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thursday | Lincoln's Birthday (Illinois state holiday) |
| Monday | Washington’s Birthday opm.gov |
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Friday | Lincoln's Birthday (Illinois state holiday) |
| Monday | Washington’s Birthday opm.gov |
Typed from the official list and re-checked, .
Source: Official public holiday list (cms.illinois.gov), checked .
Same month in 20 cities
Chicago is the coolest of our 20 cities in February by mean daily high. How we rank cities
Closest high and low in February: Prague (3.2 °C apart), Munich (3.9), Berlin (4.0, equal), New York (4.0, equal).
| City | Gap from Chicago, °C | High, °C | Low, °C | Rain, mm | Sunshine, hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (this page) | — | 2.1 | -5.7 | 50.0 | no data |
| Prague (closest) | 3.2 | 4.7 | -1.9 | 21.5 | 82.5 |
| Munich (closest) | 3.9 | 5.6 | -1.4 | 45.5 | 95.2 |
| Berlin (closest) | 4.0 | 5.1 | -0.8 | 36.0 | 74.0 |
| New York (closest) | 4.0 | 5.7 | -1.4 | 81.0 | no data |
| Vienna | 4.8 | 6.5 | -0.5 | 38.1 | 104.9 |
| Amsterdam | 5.8 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 54.7 | 94.3 |
| Paris | 7.9 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 41.8 | 83.0 |
| London | 8.1 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 43.6 | no data |
| Tokyo | 8.3 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 56.5 | 170.4 |
| Hiroshima | 8.5 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 64.0 | 140.1 |
| Osaka | 8.7 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 60.5 | 140.6 |
| Madrid | 9.8 | 12.3 | 3.7 | 33.5 | no data |
| Rome | 10.0 | 13.0 | 3.4 | no data | no data |
| Barcelona | 12.5 | 14.7 | 6.6 | 32.8 | 146.9 |
| Seville | 14.4 | 18.2 | 7.0 | 46.2 | 212.2 |
| Los Angeles | 16.8 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 92.5 | no data |
| Hong Kong | 19.2 | 19.4 | 15.3 | 38.9 | 101.7 |
| Buenos Aires | 26.0 | 28.9 | 19.4 | 129.3 | 220.0 |
| Singapore | 29.9 | 31.5 | 24.6 | 105.1 | no data |
Sources (1991-2020): WMO climate normals and NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, checked , ; Hong Kong: our 1991-2020 mean of the Hong Kong Observatory daily climate series on DATA.GOV.HK; Singapore: our 1991-2020 mean of the National Environment Agency monthly climate series on data.gov.sg; both checked . Each city's page names its station. All sources in full on Methodology.
Hong Kong figures: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Observatory own the intellectual property rights in the data; attribution to them and DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: Terms and Conditions of Use of DATA.GOV.HK, version 1.2.
Singapore figures: Contains information from the National Environment Agency on data.gov.sg, made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0 (https://data.gov.sg/open-data-licence). The Agency does not endorse our means.
Sources
- Attribution: Palecki, Michael; Durre, Imke; Applequist, Scott; Arguez, Anthony; Lawrimore, Jay (2021). U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). Station files named in each record. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/wck8-er13. Accessed on the check date shown. Licence: No licence stated; citation requested. Checked .
- NOAA Solar Calculator equations, computed locally, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (method); City by Month (computation). Attribution: Computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator method (no NOAA endorsement implied). Licence: Method, not data. Checked .
Official sources
Cite this page: City by Month. "Chicago in February: weather, daylight, holidays". https://citybymonth.com/cities/united-states/chicago/february/. Last updated 5 November 2026.