Rogers Park climate

Rogers Park Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Botanic Garden, 17.5 km from Rogers Park

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.84 in over about 13 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 Rogers Park, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.84 in
Record high
97°FMay 27, 2012
Record low
24°FMay 10, 1966
Chance of a freeze
35%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 15 h 01 min
Cloud cover
79%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
11.2 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 163°F43°F88°F 199229°F 196344%
May 263°F43°F89°F 195928°F 196644%
May 364°F44°F89°F 195930°F 200444%
May 464°F44°F90°F 195932°F 196644%
May 564°F44°F92°F 195932°F 196744%
May 665°F45°F86°F 200030°F 199244%
May 765°F45°F87°F 202329°F 198944%
May 865°F45°F90°F 196329°F 198344%
May 966°F46°F89°F 197927°F 196644%
May 1066°F46°F90°F 197924°F 196644%
May 1167°F46°F90°F 202233°F 198144%
May 1267°F47°F91°F 202231°F 198144%
May 1367°F47°F89°F 199134°F 199644%
May 1468°F47°F92°F 198234°F 197343%
May 1568°F47°F94°F 202535°F 201643%
May 1668°F48°F92°F 196233°F 199743%
May 1769°F48°F92°F 196236°F 197343%0%
May 1869°F48°F92°F 197734°F 200243%0%
May 1969°F49°F93°F 197736°F 199343%0%
May 2070°F49°F93°F 197733°F 200243%0%
May 2170°F49°F91°F 197731°F 200243%0%
May 2270°F49°F91°F 197735°F 196342%0%
May 2371°F50°F91°F 197732°F 196342%0%
May 2471°F50°F91°F 197734°F 199242%0%
May 2571°F50°F90°F 197732°F 199242%0%
May 2672°F51°F92°F 196734°F 198342%0%
May 2772°F51°F97°F 201233°F 199242%0%
May 2872°F51°F95°F 201233°F 199242%0%
May 2973°F52°F91°F 200632°F 196542%0%
May 3073°F52°F91°F 198834°F 196441%0%
May 3173°F52°F92°F 198837°F 196641%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rogers Park, 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 5:46 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 8:19 PM

Every day of May: 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.