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United States / Illinois / Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area / Cook County / Glenview / Zip Codes
Glenview, IL has a humid continental climate, with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is 48°F (9°C), with an average high of 65°F (18°C) in July and an average low of 30°F (-1°C) in January. Snowfall can occur from late October through early April, with most snowfall occurring in January and February. The total annual precipitation is approximately 39 inches (99 cm).

Glenview, Illinois gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Glenview averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Glenview. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Glenview gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Glenview is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Glenview, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGlenview, IllinoisUnited States
  36.3 in.38.1 in.
  36.0 in.27.8 in.
  125.3 days106.2 days
  186 days205 days
  83.0°85.8°
  16.8°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  653 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Glenview with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In Glenview, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Glenview are June, September and August.
In Glenview, there are 13.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Glenview with an average of 16.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Glenview, there are 122.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Glenview, there are 6.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Glenview but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Glenview with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.3 inches in Glenview means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.
April is the rainiest month in Glenview with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 125.3 rainy days annually in Glenview, which is one of the rainiest places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 36.0 inches in Glenview means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Glenview with 11.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Jeffrey · Glenview, IL
Moving to Glenview was a mistake
Over 5 years ago

We have lived in Glenview for a year and hate it. The Glenview Park District is a disaster. The schools in Glenview are not as good as neighboring schools. We thought  More

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Juan · Winnetka, IL
Sunset Village - A Great Community
Over 9 years ago

If you’ve been looking for a place to call home, look no further than Sunset Village. At Sunset Village, you can afford to live in a high quality area, without the high  More

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IDaveZ · Chicago, IL
Great place to live;
Over 13 years ago

Wonderful North Shore community 20 miles north of downtown Chicago. Great train system to get to Chicago. Near major expressways. Excellent school system ranked high.  More

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