Chicago in January
avoid · not the best time to go · the coolest month of the year
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The numbers
| Daily high | 0°C |
|---|---|
| Nightly low | -8°C |
| Feels like, afternoon | -5°C |
| Rainy days | 8 · 67 mm |
| Humidity | 74% |
| Sunshine | 4.9 h/day |
| Daylight | 9.5 h/day |
| Crowds | 80 / 100, higher is quieter |
Ten-year averages for this calendar month. A rainy day is one with at least 2 mm.
Public holidays in January
Holidays crowd a place out and push fares up around them; they count toward the crowd score above.
What to pack
- A proper coat, hat and gloves: nights average -8°C.
- A packable rain jacket for the 8 or so rainy days.
Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.
Before you go
Type A and B plugs at 120 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the United states dollar. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Everything for United States: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
January elsewhere
In January from
The other months at Chicago
- January
- February avoid
- March ok
- April good
- May sweet spot
- June sweet spot
- July sweet spot
- August sweet spot
- September sweet spot
- October good
- November ok
- December avoid
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