Climate averages 1991–2020
Waukegan weather
in November.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a cold month in Waukegan: daytime highs average 7.4°C and nights cool to about 3.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 87 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes November a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 50 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kenosha (25 km away). In November its highs average 7.3°C, about as warm as Waukegan, with 81 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Waukegan ranks joint 476th of 498 for the warmest November highs and joint 385th of 498 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 498 cities is 15.2°C; Waukegan is 7.8°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 5.6°C to 1.8°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 87 mm to 78 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Kenosha in NovemberUnited States · 25 kmHigh 7.3°C · Low 3.4°C · 81 mm rain
- Arlington Heights in NovemberUnited States · 33 kmHigh 8.1°C · Low 1.7°C · 61 mm rain
- Evanston in NovemberUnited States · 38 kmHigh 7.9°C · Low 2.8°C · 67 mm rain
- Racine in NovemberUnited States · 41 kmHigh 7.2°C · Low 3.2°C · 78 mm rain
- Schaumburg in NovemberUnited States · 42 kmHigh 8.2°C · Low 0.9°C · 61 mm rain
- Elgin in NovemberUnited States · 51 kmHigh 8.2°C · Low 0.9°C · 61 mm rain
- Cicero in NovemberUnited States · 58 kmHigh 8.6°C · Low 1.9°C · 72 mm rain
- Chicago in NovemberUnited States · 59 kmHigh 8.4°C · Low 2.4°C · 72 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.