Orland Park, IL Climate


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Orland Park, IL has a humid continental climate, which means that the summers are hot and humid while the winters are cold and dry. The average temperature in the summer is around 80°F, while in the winter months it can drop down to as low as 20°F. The area receives around 37 inches of rain annually and an average of 65 inches of snowfall each year. As a result, Orland Park experiences all four seasons throughout the year with a variety of temperatures and precipitation levels.

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

Orland Park averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Orland Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Orland Park 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 16
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 Orland Park 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 Orland Park, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOrland Park, IllinoisUnited States
  39.9 in.38.1 in.
  29.8 in.27.8 in.
  123.3 days106.2 days
  188 days205 days
  84.0°85.8°
  16.3°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  705 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 Orland Park with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Orland Park, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Orland Park are June, September and August.
In Orland Park, there are 12.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Orland Park with an average of 16.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Orland Park, there are 119.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Orland Park, there are 7.0 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 Orland Park 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 Orland Park 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 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.9 inches in Orland Park means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Orland Park 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 Orland Park, 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 Orland Park means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Orland Park with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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My family and I have been living in Orland Park for 7 years. Orland Park is a mostly conservative suburb in the Chicagoland area. The mayor does a good job in trying to  More

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