Lincoln Square climate

Lincoln Square Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Botanic Garden, 19.9 km from Lincoln Square

Average highs run from 80°F on September 1 to 70°F on September 30, and lows from 60°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.56 in over about 10 wet days.

September day by day

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

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

September at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
3.56 in
Record high
99°FSep 7, 1960
Record low
28°FSep 23, 1974
Chance of a freeze
4%
Days of 90°F or more
1.7
Daylight
13 h 07 min to 11 h 47 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
11.4 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
Sep 180°F60°F96°F 198441°F 196732%0%
Sep 280°F60°F96°F 202640°F 196732%0%
Sep 379°F60°F96°F 196044°F 196732%0%
Sep 479°F59°F95°F 198345°F 198232%0%
Sep 579°F59°F95°F 198342°F 196232%0%
Sep 679°F59°F96°F 199042°F 198432%0%
Sep 778°F58°F99°F 196039°F 196232%0%
Sep 878°F58°F97°F 195943°F 198632%0%
Sep 978°F58°F95°F 198343°F 198632%0%
Sep 1077°F57°F95°F 198345°F 196732%0%
Sep 1177°F57°F91°F 201341°F 196733%0%
Sep 1277°F56°F91°F 196238°F 196433%0%
Sep 1376°F56°F94°F 200537°F 196433%0%
Sep 1476°F56°F90°F 197138°F 196333%0%
Sep 1576°F55°F91°F 199139°F 200733%0%
Sep 1675°F55°F90°F 202437°F 198433%0%
Sep 1775°F54°F91°F 201837°F 198433%0%
Sep 1875°F54°F89°F 196340°F 195933%0%
Sep 1974°F53°F90°F 196339°F 196233%0%
Sep 2074°F53°F93°F 201835°F 196233%0%
Sep 2173°F53°F94°F 201733°F 196234%0%
Sep 2273°F52°F94°F 201732°F 197434%0%
Sep 2373°F52°F95°F 201728°F 197434%0%
Sep 2472°F51°F93°F 201734°F 197634%0%
Sep 2572°F51°F92°F 201735°F 198534%0%
Sep 2671°F50°F92°F 201736°F 196634%0%
Sep 2771°F50°F89°F 198734°F 199134%0%
Sep 2871°F49°F89°F 197132°F 196434%0%
Sep 2970°F49°F89°F 202532°F 196134%0%
Sep 3070°F49°F92°F 197129°F 198435%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lincoln Square, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 7:24 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 6:34 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111497 (Chicago Botanic Garden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094846, 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.