Weather on December 30
Chicago, IL
55 Years of Data
About This Date
December 30th in Chicago, IL typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 36°F and lows near 24°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 30th was in 2002 (49°F average), while the coldest was 1983 (1°F) — a 48°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 18% of recorded December 30th dates, with snow falling 4% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 1.3"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for December 30th in Chicago, IL? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26° | 12° | 19° | — | — |
| 2024 | 42° | 33° | 38° | — | — |
| 2023 | 38° | 29° | 33° | — | — |
| 2022 | 57° | 33° | 45° | — | — |
| 2021 | 37° | 30° | 34° | — | — |
| 2020 | 36° | 26° | 31° | — | — |
| 2019 | 48° | 28° | 38° | — | — |
| 2018 | 37° | 21° | 29° | — | — |
| 2017 | 15° | 2° | 8° | — | — |
| 2016 | 37° | 26° | 32° | — | — |
| 2015 | 31° | 27° | 29° | — | — |
| 2014 | 26° | 13° | 19° | — | — |
| 2013 | 16° | 5° | 10° | — | — |
| 2012 | 34° | 16° | 25° | — | — |
| 2011 | 46° | 37° | 42° | — | — |
| 2010 | 51° | 38° | 44° | — | — |
| 2009 | 33° | 21° | 27° | — | — |
| 2008 | 42° | 29° | 35° | — | — |
| 2007 | 36° | 27° | 31° | — | — |
| 2006 | 50° | 40° | 45° | — | — |
| 2005 | 37° | 32° | 35° | — | — |
| 2004 | 56° | 34° | 45° | 0.13" | — |
| 2003 | 41° | 26° | 34° | — | — |
| 2002warmest | 60° | 38° | 49° | — | — |
| 2001 | 20° | 7° | 13° | — | — |
| 2000 | 32° | 25° | 28° | — | — |
| 1999 | 41° | 30° | 36° | 0.03" | — |
| 1998 | 14° | 2° | 8° | — | — |
| 1997 | 28° | 18° | 23° | — | — |
| 1996 | 33° | 27° | 30° | — | — |
| 1995 | 37° | 22° | 29° | 0.25" | 1.3" |
| 1994 | 39° | 24° | 32° | — | — |
| 1993 | 25° | 4° | 14° | — | — |
| 1992 | 46° | 42° | 44° | 1.04" | — |
| 1991 | 36° | 32° | 34° | — | — |
| 1990 | 40° | 14° | 27° | 0.58" | 1" |
| 1989 | 37° | 31° | 34° | 0.25" | — |
| 1988 | 32° | 16° | 24° | — | — |
| 1987 | 34° | 22° | 28° | — | — |
| 1986 | 38° | 31° | 34° | — | — |
| 1985 | 32° | 10° | 21° | — | — |
| 1984 | 45° | 32° | 38° | 0.05" | — |
| 1983coldest | 6° | -5° | 1° | — | — |
| 1982 | 28° | 19° | 24° | — | — |
| 1981 | 25° | 10° | 17° | — | — |
| 1980 | 38° | 31° | 34° | — | — |
| 1979 | 46° | 30° | 38° | — | — |
| 1978 | 37° | 34° | 35° | 1.65" | — |
| 1977 | 41° | 27° | 34° | — | — |
| 1976 | 12° | 3° | 8° | 0.18" | — |
| 1975 | 34° | 30° | 32° | — | — |
| 1974 | 36° | 32° | 34° | — | — |
| 1973 | 18° | 13° | 15° | — | — |
| 1972 | 51° | 38° | 44° | — | — |
| 1971 | 45° | 26° | 35° | 1.98" | — |
Chicago, IL Temperature Range by Month
Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.
Chicago, IL Monthly Precipitation
Average rainfall per month, in inches.
Chicago, IL Daily Temperature Calendar
Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.
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