Lake Villa, IL Climate


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Lake Villa, IL has a humid continental climate characterized by hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is about 73°F (23°C), with temperatures sometimes reaching over 90°F (32°C). Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures averaging around 29°F (-2°C). April and May are the wettest months of the year, while July is usually the hottest month. Lake Villa receives an average of 37 inches (94 cm) of precipitation per year.

Lake Villa, Illinois gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake Villa averages 43 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 Lake Villa. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Villa 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 15
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Lake Villa, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Lake Villa with an average high temperature of 81.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In Lake Villa, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake Villa are June, August and July.
In Lake Villa, there are 7.6 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 Lake Villa with an average of 14.7°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Lake Villa, there are 132.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Lake Villa, there are 8.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lake Villa 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.
June is the wettest month in Lake Villa with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 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 36.3 inches in Lake Villa means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Lake Villa with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 116.3 rainy days annually in Lake Villa, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 43.2 inches in Lake Villa means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Lake Villa with 13.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 7 years ago

Hidden gem....soooo nice, if you're very close to our lakes, or waterfront, THE BEST. ?? Small hamlets made up of awesome boaters, fishermen, outdoorsy-water-loving  More

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Iake villa is growing as is Lake County. It is one of the highest median income areas in the country. Houses are going up everywhere and the majority is in the $200,000  More

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