Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Albany Park, IL. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Albany Park runs cool, with an average high of just 52° and a low of 33°—though the date has seen wild swings, from a balmy 76° in 2010 to a brutal 13° back in 1975. There's nearly a coin-flip chance of rain today (49%), with a small but real 5% shot at snow.
Albany Park plays in the extremes: the all-time high hit a punishing 104° in June 1988, while January 1985 brought a record low of -27°—a 131-degree spread between the worst of summer and winter. The wettest single day on record dropped 6.86 inches in July 2011, and a January 1999 storm buried the neighborhood under 18.6 inches of snow.
Summer is peak Albany Park, with mid-July highs averaging 85°—though that's also when the heaviest rain arrives, with the week of July 16–22 averaging over an inch of precipitation. Winter bottoms out mid-January with average highs of just 29°, so plan accordingly: spring and fall offer the most comfortable windows for being outside.