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Chicago 2026 lodging heat

20262027

Chicago stacks lakefront summer tourism and conventions: samples run high around July, softer in deep winter. Festival and mega-meeting weeks can spike on their own.

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January

2 public holidays
3-day weekend1/17–1/19
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01-01New Year's DayHigh01-19Martin Luther King, Jr. DayHigh

February

1 public holidays
3-day weekend2/14–2/16
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02-15Presidents' Day ski / travel weekendTravel tipHigh02-16Presidents DayLow

March

No public holidays this month
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April

No public holidays this month
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May

1 public holidays
3-day weekend5/23–5/25
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05-25Memorial DayMedium

June

1 public holidays
3-day weekend6/19–6/21
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06-19Juneteenth National Independence DayHigh

July

1 public holidays
3-day weekend7/3–7/5
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262.0
272.4
283.6
294.6
303.7
313.8
07-03Independence DayHigh07-04Independence Day fireworksNationwideTravel tipHigh

August

No public holidays this month
14.5
22.5
32.6
42.9
52.3
61.7
72.0
82.0
91.4
102.0
112.5
122.1
131.7
142.4
152.3
161.5
171.9
182.3
192.3
202.0
211.8
222.0
231.4
241.6
252.1
261.9
272.1
282.1
291.8
301.3
311.6

September

1 public holidays
3-day weekend9/5–9/7
11.8
21.8
31.6
42.2
52.3
61.5
71.4
81.7
91.7
101.6
111.6
121.8
131.9
143.4
154.0
163.8
172.5
182.4
192.2
201.6
212.3
222.7
232.8
242.2
252.1
262.1
271.6
282.3
292.8
302.5
09-07Labour DayMedium

October

1 public holidays
3-day weekend10/10–10/12
11.8
22.0
32.2
41.8
52.7
62.9
72.6
82.3
93.4
103.9
112.6
122.0
132.7
142.5
151.9
161.8
172.4
182.3
193.1
203.5
212.3
221.9
231.7
241.8
251.6
262.0
272.4
282.5
291.7
301.5
311.5
10-12Columbus DayLow

November

2 public holidays
11.3
21.7
32.1
42.0
51.7
61.8
72.0
81.5
91.8
101.9
111.6
121.4
131.5
141.7
151.5
161.9
172.1
182.0
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201.5
211.6
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271.3
281.4
291.5
302.0
11-11Veterans DayMedium11-26Thanksgiving DayHigh

December

1 public holidays
3-day weekend12/25–12/27
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21.9
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51.4
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91.5
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121.4
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311.5
12-25Christmas DayHigh

Index ≈ 1.0 is each hotel’s sample off-peak baseline; shown when >1.2. Sampled reference, not live city-wide rates