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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 2026

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

February 2026

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

March 2026

No public holidays this month
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April 2026

No public holidays this month
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May 2026

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

June 2026

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

July 2026

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 2026

No public holidays this month
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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 2026

1 public holidays
3-day weekend9/5–9/7
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21.8
31.6
42.2
52.3
61.5
71.4
81.7
91.7
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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 2026

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
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142.5
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182.3
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212.3
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262.0
272.4
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10-12Columbus DayLow

November 2026

2 public holidays
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21.7
32.1
42.0
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61.8
72.0
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291.5
302.0
11-11Veterans DayMedium11-26Thanksgiving DayHigh

December 2026

1 public holidays
3-day weekend12/25–12/27
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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