North Chicago weather in May
In May, North Chicago sees average daytime highs of 58°F and overnight lows near 50°F, with 4.1 in of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 52°F in the first days to 64°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.
Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is North Chicago's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see North Chicago's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 58°
- 6th warmest
- Overnight low
- 50°
- 7th coldest
- Rainfall
- 4.1 in
- 11.7 wet days
- Daylight
- 14 h 24 min
- 4:36 AM – 7:00 PM
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- 6th clearest
- Wind
- 12 mph
- 9th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.9 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 4.1
- out of 10
North Chicago is city and suburb of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Density
- 1,423/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1892
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in May
Highs climb over the month, from about 52°F in the first days to 64°F by the end.
A typical May day in North Chicago reaches about 58°F in the afternoon and slips back to 50°F overnight — a 7°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 48°F and 68°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 12°F warmer than April and about 13°F cooler than June.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 51 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 |
| Avg high (°F) | Avg low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | 44 |
| 2 | 52 | 45 |
| 3 | 52 | 45 |
| 4 | 53 | 45 |
| 5 | 53 | 46 |
| 6 | 53 | 46 |
| 7 | 54 | 47 |
| 8 | 54 | 47 |
| 9 | 55 | 47 |
| 10 | 55 | 48 |
| 11 | 56 | 48 |
| 12 | 56 | 49 |
| 13 | 56 | 49 |
| 14 | 57 | 49 |
| 15 | 57 | 50 |
| 16 | 58 | 50 |
| 17 | 58 | 51 |
| 18 | 59 | 51 |
| 19 | 59 | 51 |
| 20 | 60 | 52 |
| 21 | 60 | 52 |
| 22 | 60 | 53 |
| 23 | 61 | 53 |
| 24 | 61 | 54 |
| 25 | 62 | 54 |
| 26 | 62 | 55 |
| 27 | 63 | 55 |
| 28 | 63 | 56 |
| 29 | 64 | 56 |
| 30 | 64 | 57 |
| 31 | 65 | 57 |
How May really feels in North Chicago
Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
North Chicago weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°F) | Rainfall (inches) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° / 21° | 2.9 | 9.8 | 7 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 31° / 21° | 2.4 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 37° / 29° | 3.0 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 11.6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 46° / 39° | 4.8 | 12 | 1.4 | 13.1 | 1.3 |
| May | 58° / 50° | 4.1 | 11.7 | 0 | 14.4 | 4.1 |
| Jun | 71° / 64° | 3.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 78° / 70° | 3.1 | 10.5 | 0 | 14.8 | 6.8 |
| Aug | 77° / 70° | 3.8 | 10.7 | 0 | 13.7 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 71° / 63° | 3.3 | 9.5 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.8 |
| Oct | 58° / 51° | 4.0 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 4.4 |
| Nov | 46° / 39° | 3.4 | 10 | 1.3 | 9.6 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 36° / 28° | 3.1 | 10 | 4.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| Cloudier (%) | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | 39 | 61 |
| 3 | 39 | 61 |
| 4 | 39 | 61 |
| 5 | 40 | 60 |
| 6 | 40 | 60 |
| 7 | 40 | 60 |
| 8 | 40 | 60 |
| 9 | 41 | 59 |
| 10 | 41 | 59 |
| 11 | 41 | 59 |
| 12 | 43 | 57 |
| 13 | 43 | 57 |
| 14 | 43 | 57 |
| 15 | 44 | 56 |
| 16 | 45 | 55 |
| 17 | 46 | 54 |
| 18 | 46 | 54 |
| 19 | 46 | 54 |
| 20 | 45 | 55 |
| 21 | 45 | 55 |
| 22 | 45 | 55 |
| 23 | 46 | 54 |
| 24 | 47 | 53 |
| 25 | 46 | 54 |
| 26 | 45 | 55 |
| 27 | 45 | 55 |
| 28 | 46 | 54 |
| 29 | 46 | 54 |
| 30 | 46 | 54 |
| 31 | 46 | 54 |
Chance of precipitation in May
North Chicago gets around 4.1 in of rain over 11.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 38 |
| 2 | 38 |
| 3 | 39 |
| 4 | 39 |
| 5 | 39 |
| 6 | 39 |
| 7 | 39 |
| 8 | 39 |
| 9 | 38 |
| 10 | 38 |
| 11 | 38 |
| 12 | 38 |
| 13 | 38 |
| 14 | 38 |
| 15 | 38 |
| 16 | 38 |
| 17 | 37 |
| 18 | 37 |
| 19 | 37 |
| 20 | 37 |
| 21 | 37 |
| 22 | 37 |
| 23 | 37 |
| 24 | 37 |
| 25 | 37 |
| 26 | 37 |
| 27 | 37 |
| 28 | 37 |
| 29 | 37 |
| 30 | 37 |
| 31 | 37 |
Humidity in May
Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 98 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 58 |
| Comfortable (%) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 97 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 95 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 94 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 94 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 92 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 92 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 91 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 90 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 90 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 88 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 86 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 86 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 85 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 83 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | 82 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | 81 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | 79 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | 77 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | 75 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | 73 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | 71 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | 69 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | 67 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | 66 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 28 | 64 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 29 | 62 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 30 | 60 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 31 | 58 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
Wind in May
Winds average 12 mph in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (mph) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (mph) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | light breeze |
| 2 | 12 | light breeze |
| 3 | 12 | light breeze |
| 4 | 12 | light breeze |
| 5 | 12 | light breeze |
| 6 | 12 | light breeze |
| 7 | 12 | light breeze |
| 8 | 12 | light breeze |
| 9 | 12 | light breeze |
| 10 | 12 | light breeze |
| 11 | 12 | light breeze |
| 12 | 12 | light breeze |
| 13 | 12 | light breeze |
| 14 | 12 | light breeze |
| 15 | 12 | light breeze |
| 16 | 12 | light breeze |
| 17 | 12 | light breeze |
| 18 | 12 | light breeze |
| 19 | 12 | light breeze |
| 20 | 12 | light breeze |
| 21 | 11 | light breeze |
| 22 | 11 | light breeze |
| 23 | 11 | light breeze |
| 24 | 11 | light breeze |
| 25 | 11 | light breeze |
| 26 | 11 | light breeze |
| 27 | 11 | light breeze |
| 28 | 11 | light breeze |
| 29 | 11 | light breeze |
| 30 | 11 | light breeze |
| 31 | 11 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 4:24 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:14 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 4:54 | 4:53 | 4:51 | 4:50 | 4:49 | 4:47 | 4:46 | 4:45 | 4:44 | 4:42 | 4:41 | 4:40 | 4:39 | 4:38 | 4:37 | 4:36 | 4:35 | 4:34 | 4:33 | 4:32 | 4:31 | 4:30 | 4:29 | 4:28 | 4:28 | 4:27 | 4:26 | 4:26 | 4:25 | 4:24 | 4:24 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:43 | 6:44 | 6:45 | 6:46 | 6:48 | 6:49 | 6:50 | 6:51 | 6:52 | 6:53 | 6:54 | 6:55 | 6:56 | 6:57 | 6:58 | 7:00 | 7:01 | 7:02 | 7:03 | 7:04 | 7:05 | 7:06 | 7:07 | 7:08 | 7:08 | 7:09 | 7:10 | 7:11 | 7:12 | 7:13 | 7:14 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.8 | 4:54 | 6:43 |
| 2 | 13.9 | 4:53 | 6:44 |
| 3 | 13.9 | 4:51 | 6:45 |
| 4 | 13.9 | 4:50 | 6:46 |
| 5 | 14.0 | 4:49 | 6:48 |
| 6 | 14.0 | 4:47 | 6:49 |
| 7 | 14.1 | 4:46 | 6:50 |
| 8 | 14.1 | 4:45 | 6:51 |
| 9 | 14.1 | 4:44 | 6:52 |
| 10 | 14.2 | 4:42 | 6:53 |
| 11 | 14.2 | 4:41 | 6:54 |
| 12 | 14.3 | 4:40 | 6:55 |
| 13 | 14.3 | 4:39 | 6:56 |
| 14 | 14.3 | 4:38 | 6:57 |
| 15 | 14.4 | 4:37 | 6:58 |
| 16 | 14.4 | 4:36 | 7:00 |
| 17 | 14.4 | 4:35 | 7:01 |
| 18 | 14.5 | 4:34 | 7:02 |
| 19 | 14.5 | 4:33 | 7:03 |
| 20 | 14.5 | 4:32 | 7:04 |
| 21 | 14.6 | 4:31 | 7:05 |
| 22 | 14.6 | 4:30 | 7:06 |
| 23 | 14.6 | 4:29 | 7:07 |
| 24 | 14.7 | 4:28 | 7:08 |
| 25 | 14.7 | 4:28 | 7:08 |
| 26 | 14.7 | 4:27 | 7:09 |
| 27 | 14.7 | 4:26 | 7:10 |
| 28 | 14.8 | 4:26 | 7:11 |
| 29 | 14.8 | 4:25 | 7:12 |
| 30 | 14.8 | 4:24 | 7:13 |
| 31 | 14.8 | 4:24 | 7:14 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.9 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 8 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 18 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 19 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 31 | 6.2 | Intense |
Is May a good time to visit North Chicago?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit North Chicago for sightseeing.
What to pack for North Chicago in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, North Chicago sees daytime highs around 58°F and nights near 50°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.
Sea temperature near North Chicago in May
The nearest coast averages about 43°F in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 71°F and coldest in March near 36°F.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 18 to Sep 8 — about 1.7 months when the water holds above 68°F.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°F) | 38 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 43 | 55 | 68 | 71 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 42 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°F) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | Bracing |
| Feb | 36 | Bracing |
| Mar | 36 | Bracing |
| Apr | 38 | Bracing |
| May | 43 | Bracing |
| Jun | 55 | Bracing |
| Jul | 68 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 71 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 67 | Cool |
| Oct | 57 | Bracing |
| Nov | 47 | Bracing |
| Dec | 42 | Bracing |
UV index in North Chicago in May
Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in North Chicago peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in North Chicago in May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in North Chicago is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Moderate |
| Feb | 15 | Moderate |
| Mar | 18 | Moderate |
| Apr | 19 | Moderate |
| May | 20 | Moderate |
| Jun | 21 | Moderate |
| Jul | 21 | Moderate |
| Aug | 18 | Moderate |
| Sep | 15 | Moderate |
| Oct | 10 | Good |
| Nov | 10 | Good |
| Dec | 11 | Good |
Where is North Chicago?
North Chicago sits at 42.3°N, 87.8°W, 659 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Waukegan, 2.5 mi away.
Topography around North Chicago
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of North Chicago.
Within 2 miles, the terrain around North Chicago has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 ft around an average of 640 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 ft.
The land around North Chicago is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and water (32%) within 2 miles, water (42%) and trees (27%) within 10 miles, and water (44%) within 50 miles.
United States travel facts
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 100% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $90,027
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 98%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 5.8
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 12.7
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for North Chicago (42.3256°, -87.8412°, elevation 659 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).