Climate averages 1991–2020
Waukegan weather
in March.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cold month in Waukegan: daytime highs average 3.0°C and nights cool to about -2.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 75 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kenosha (25 km away). In March its highs average 2.7°C, about as warm as Waukegan, with 70 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Waukegan ranks 493rd of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 253rd of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Waukegan is 12.0°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.9°C to 7.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 75 mm to 121 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Waukegan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.3°C-6.5°C | -6.5°C | 75 | 9.8 | 9.59 h |
| February | -0.7°C-6.3°C | -6.3°C | 63 | 7.8 | 10.511 h |
| March, selected | 3.0°C-2.0°C | -2.0°C | 75 | 9.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 7.9°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 121 | 12.0 | 13.313 h |
| May | 14.5°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 105 | 11.7 | 14.615 h |
| June | 21.6°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 88 | 10.5 | 15.215 h |
| July | 25.3°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 78 | 10.5 | 14.915 h |
| August | 24.8°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 96 | 10.6 | 13.914 h |
| September | 21.2°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 83 | 9.5 | 12.513 h |
| October | 14.5°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 101 | 10.4 | 11.111 h |
| November | 7.4°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 87 | 10.0 | 9.810 h |
| December | 1.8°C-2.4°C | -2.4°C | 78 | 10.0 | 9.19 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Kenosha in MarchUnited States · 25 kmHigh 2.7°C · Low -2.3°C · 70 mm rain
- Arlington Heights in MarchUnited States · 33 kmHigh 6.6°C · Low -1.8°C · 64 mm rain
- Evanston in MarchUnited States · 38 kmHigh 4.8°C · Low -1.5°C · 66 mm rain
- Racine in MarchUnited States · 41 kmHigh 2.6°C · Low -2.4°C · 66 mm rain
- Schaumburg in MarchUnited States · 42 kmHigh 7.4°C · Low -2.0°C · 64 mm rain
- Elgin in MarchUnited States · 51 kmHigh 7.7°C · Low -1.8°C · 66 mm rain
- Cicero in MarchUnited States · 58 kmHigh 7.2°C · Low -1.5°C · 71 mm rain
- Chicago in MarchUnited States · 59 kmHigh 6.0°C · Low -1.6°C · 71 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Waukegan) is explained once on the Waukegan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.