Lake County climate

Lake County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Waukegan Rgnl AP, 7.5 km from Lake County

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.92 in over about 14 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Lake County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.92 in
Record high
92°FMay 28, 2012
Record low
25°FMay 3, 2004
Chance of a freeze
46%
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 15 h 03 min
Cloud cover
79%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
11.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 162°F41°F86°F 202129°F 202642%
May 262°F42°F86°F 201827°F 202642%
May 362°F42°F85°F 201225°F 200442%
May 463°F42°F82°F 200030°F 200242%
May 563°F42°F82°F 200033°F 201142%
May 663°F43°F85°F 200031°F 202643%
May 764°F43°F83°F 201531°F 201743%
May 864°F43°F87°F 201427°F 202043%
May 964°F44°F82°F 200325°F 202044%
May 1065°F44°F84°F 202232°F 202144%
May 1165°F44°F85°F 202230°F 202144%
May 1265°F45°F85°F 201129°F 202144%
May 1366°F45°F84°F 202230°F 201344%
May 1466°F45°F89°F 200733°F 201644%
May 1566°F46°F87°F 200131°F 201644%
May 1667°F46°F87°F 201733°F 201444%
May 1767°F46°F84°F 201734°F 200244%
May 1867°F47°F82°F 202632°F 200244%
May 1968°F47°F81°F 201233°F 200844%
May 2068°F47°F90°F 201230°F 200244%
May 2168°F47°F86°F 202128°F 200244%
May 2269°F48°F88°F 202133°F 200644%
May 2369°F48°F86°F 200736°F 202544%0%
May 2469°F48°F88°F 200735°F 201344%0%
May 2570°F49°F87°F 201838°F 201344%0%
May 2670°F49°F86°F 201836°F 201344%0%
May 2770°F49°F91°F 201840°F 201144%0%
May 2871°F50°F92°F 201241°F 200444%0%
May 2971°F50°F86°F 200638°F 202144%0%
May 3071°F51°F90°F 201135°F 202143%0%
May 3172°F51°F87°F 201839°F 200943%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lake County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 8:21 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014880 (Chicago Waukegan Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014880, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.