Best time to fly Chicago to Bloomington/Normal

Every month pooled across the years on record, so "July" means July generally rather than one particular July. Full ORD to BMI record →

Best month

October

86.9% on time · 61 flights

Worst month

December

57.9% on time · 79 flights

Month Flights On time Cancelled When late, by
January 58 71.9% 1.72% 82 min
February 72 84.7% 0% 54 min
March 93 73.3% 6.45% 64 min
April 144 78.2% 1.39% 71 min
May 181 84.4% 0.55% 48 min
June 127 76.2% 3.94% 56 min
July 62 63.9% 1.61% 46 min
August 62 85% 3.23% 48 min
September 60 85% 0% 41 min
October 61 86.9% 0% 49 min
November 86 84% 12.79% 73 min
December 79 57.9% 2.53% 77 min

What a seasonal pattern can and cannot tell you

Months differ for reasons that repeat — summer thunderstorms in the American interior, winter fog and de-icing in northern Europe, school holidays filling every seat and leaving no slack in the schedule. Those are real and they come back each year.

What the pattern cannot do is forecast a particular flight. A quiet month has late days and a bad month has punctual ones. Treat this as a way to choose between two dates you are indifferent about, not as a promise.