Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Lincoln Park, IL. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Lincoln Park runs mild but unpredictable — historically, highs land around 54° with lows dipping to 37°. The date has swung from a balmy 76° in 2021 all the way down to a 27° freeze in 2018, so don't retire the jacket just yet. There's a 43% chance of rain, though snow is off the table.
Lincoln Park has seen it all over the past three decades — from a brutal -22° in January 2019 to a scorching 104° in July 1999, a 126-degree swing. The wettest single day on record dropped 5.2 inches in October 2017, and a December 2000 snowstorm buried the neighborhood under 14.3 inches in one shot.
Summer is the sweet spot here, with highs peaking at 86° during the third week of July before tapering through a pleasant fall. January and February are the ones to dodge if you can — average highs scrape just 33° and 37°. If you're planning around rain, early May is statistically the wettest stretch of the year.