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United States / Illinois / Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area / Grundy County / Minooka / Zip Codes
Minooka, IL has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the 80s and 90s. Winters are typically cold with temperatures averaging in the 20s and 30s. Spring brings mild temperatures accompanied by rain showers, while fall is often dry and cool. Snowfall is moderate to heavy depending on the winter season. Throughout all of the seasons, Minooka enjoys plenty of sunshine and clear skies.

Minooka, Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Minooka averages 24 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 Minooka. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Minooka gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 16
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateMinooka, IllinoisUnited States
  37.1 in.38.1 in.
  24.2 in.27.8 in.
  118.6 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  84.4°85.8°
  15.9°21.7°
  77
  3.54.3
  610 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 Minooka with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Minooka, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Minooka are September, June and August.
In Minooka, there are 14.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Minooka with an average of 15.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Minooka, there are 123.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Minooka, there are 7.2 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 Minooka 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.
July is the wettest month in Minooka with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.1 inches in Minooka means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Minooka with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 118.6 rainy days annually in Minooka, which is rainier than most 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 24.2 inches in Minooka means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Minooka with 7.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Elizabeth · Minooka, IL
crime
Over 14 years ago

minooka might not be ranked badly in property or whatever the other one is but a huge part of minooka is drugs. minooka is ranked as one of the highest drug abused  More

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Erika  · Minooka, IL
My Town
Over 15 years ago

Minooka, IL is a formally rural based, agricultural town, 54 miles southwest of Chicago. In the past 10 years, as housing costs have increased, the town has grown from  More

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Dee · Minooka, IL
Little Minooka
Over 17 years ago

Minooka, though slowly growing is still a small town with its little bustling shops and corn fields surrounding it. It has lost its little village atmosphere and has  More

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