When to Book a Wedding in Chicago: Cheapest Month With Good Weather

Wedding searchesNightly rateGood-weather months

August vs. September.

10%cheaper per night

27%fewer couples searching

90/99weather score, Aug vs Sep

September is the demand peak, with the best weather of the year. August is a month earlier and about 10% cheaper. June costs more than either.

August in Chicago is in the low 80s and humid, the lake is warm enough to swim, and rooftop evenings run long. It is the city's busiest tourist month, so book the room block early.

Good weather April, May, June, July, August, September, October · 880 wedding-venue searches, solid confidence

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Chicago hotel rates, month by month.

Average nightly hotel rate, share of the year's wedding-venue searches and weather score by month in Chicago
Month	Nightly rate	Searches	Weather	Notes
January	$134	1%	45	Below the weather bar
February	$148	1%	51	Below the weather bar
March	$205	4%	71	Below the weather bar
April	$218	6%	86
May	$332	12%	97
June	$343	12%	96
July	$281	12%	89
August	$277	12%	90	Off-peak alternative
September	$308	16%	99	Peak search month
October	$311	15%	89
November	$231	5%	74	Below the weather bar
December	$158	3%	53	Below the weather bar

Months to avoid for a Chicago wedding.

January, February, March, November, December score below the weather bar we use for Chicago, which is 83% of its best month (99 out of 100).

Questions couples ask.

When is wedding season in Chicago?

September is the month couples most want to get married in Chicago, measured by wedding-venue searches for that month on Engine, with 16% of the year's searches. Hotels charge an average of $308 a night that month.

What is the cheapest month to get married in Chicago with good weather?

August. Hotels average $277 a night, 10% less than September, and the month scores 90 out of 100 on weather against 99 for September. The cheapest month of the year outright is January at $134, but it does not clear the weather bar.