Walking North Avenue Beach today
Chicago, Illinois
Updated 3:00 AM CDT
87/ 100
Great for a walk
Air comfort is 71°F, and nothing is holding it back today.
What decides a walking & shelling score
Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Waves · Open-Meteo Marine Water temp · NOAA GLERL (daily) ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)
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About North Avenue Beach
North Avenue Beach sits on Lake Michigan, where the water runs from about 36°F in January to 74°F in August.
The water averages above 70°F in July, August and September — 3 months of the year — peaking around 74°F in August and dropping to about 36°F in January.
Today it is 65°F. That is 3° above the October average of 62°F here.
Frequently asked questions
Is North Avenue Beach good for a beach walk today?
Great for a walk — we score it 87 out of 100 today. No single condition is holding it back today.
What makes a good walking & shelling day?
We weight air comfort (30%), wind (22%), uv exposure (18%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.