Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for West Englewood, IL. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in West Englewood sits in that classic Chicago spring limbo — the average high is 55° with a low of 37°, but the date has swung anywhere from a balmy 78° (2021) to a bitter 24° (2018). There's about a 1-in-3 chance of rain today, though snow is off the table.
West Englewood has seen it all: a punishing 104° in July 1999 and a bone-cracking -22° during the January 2019 polar vortex — a 126-degree spread between extremes. 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, with highs peaking around 85-86° in mid-July, while mid-January is the depths of winter at a frigid average high of just 30°. If you're trying to dodge rain, avoid early May — the week of May 7-13 is the wettest of the year, averaging over an inch of precipitation. Spring and fall offer mild shoulder seasons, but pack layers; the swings are real.