Zip 60462 (Orland Park, IL) Climate

Orland Park, IL (60462) has a typical midwestern climate, with warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures reach an average of 85°F (29°C), with high humidity levels and occasional thunderstorms. Winters are cold, dropping to about 25°F (-3°C). There is usually some snowfall during the winter months as well. The spring and fall months bring milder temperatures, making them the best times of year to visit Orland Park.

Orland Park (zip 60462), Illinois gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Orland Park (zip 60462) averages 30 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 Orland Park (zip 60462). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Orland Park (zip 60462) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 17
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 60462 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.9 Summer - 4.5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 60462 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Orland Park, Illinois	United States
	39.8 in.	38.1 in.
	29.8 in.	27.8 in.
	123.3 days	106.2 days
	189 days	205 days
	84.0°	85.8°
	16.5°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.6	4.3
	709 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 the 60462 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In the 60462 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 60462 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 60462 zip code, there are 12.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 60462 zip code with an average of 16.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

In the 60462 zip code, there are 118.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

In the 60462 zip code, there are 6.7 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 the 60462 zip code 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 the 60462 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.8 inches in the 60462 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 60462 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 123.3 rainy days annually in the 60462 zip code, 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 29.8 inches in the 60462 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the 60462 zip code with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Bernadette · Orland Park, IL

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"Buy a home, not a house." Orland Park is a great place to live and work. Raising children here is the most important reason to live here. All the schools are More

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