Bridgeview, IL Climate


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Bridgeview, IL has a temperate climate with hot summers and cold winters. During summer months temperatures can often reach into the mid 80s, while winter months usually stay in the 30s. The city also receives an average of about 37 inches of rain per year as well as snowfall in the winter months. This weather makes for pleasant outdoor activities all year round such as biking, hiking, or simply enjoying a picnic in the park.

Bridgeview, Illinois gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bridgeview averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Bridgeview. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bridgeview gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bridgeview is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Bridgeview, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBridgeview, IllinoisUnited States
  39.1 in.38.1 in.
  31.8 in.27.8 in.
  124.3 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  19.6°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  620 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 Bridgeview with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Bridgeview, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bridgeview are June, September and August.
In Bridgeview, there are 13.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bridgeview with an average of 19.6°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Bridgeview, there are 101.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Bridgeview, there are 3.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Bridgeview 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 Bridgeview with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.1 inches in Bridgeview means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Bridgeview with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 124.3 rainy days annually in Bridgeview, which is one of the rainiest places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.8 inches in Bridgeview means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Bridgeview with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I lived much of my childhood and adult life in the Bridgeview area. When I was a kid in the early 80s it used to be a nice middle class suburb. Over the years it has  More

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