Fox River Grove, IL Climate


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Fox River Grove, IL enjoys a temperate humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. Spring is mild with plenty of rainfall, while fall is crisp and cool. Average temperatures range from the low 20s in winter to the mid-80s in summer. Precipitation is fairly regular throughout the year with an average annual precipitation of 38.9 inches (99 cm). The area does experience occasional periods of extreme weather, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and floods.

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

Fox River Grove averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Fox River Grove. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fox River Grove gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fox River Grove is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Fox River Grove, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFox River Grove, IllinoisUnited States
  36.9 in.38.1 in.
  32.7 in.27.8 in.
  116.0 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  82.3°85.8°
  12.8°21.7°
  6.87
  3.44.3
  817 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 Fox River Grove with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In Fox River Grove, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fox River Grove are June, August and July.
In Fox River Grove, there are 8.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fox River Grove with an average of 12.8°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Fox River Grove, there are 138.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Fox River Grove, there are 12.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Fox River Grove 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 Fox River Grove with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 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 36.9 inches in Fox River Grove means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Fox River Grove with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 116.0 rainy days annually in Fox River Grove, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.7 inches in Fox River Grove means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Fox River Grove with 10.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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