Round Lake, IL Climate


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Round Lake, IL has a humid continental climate. The summers tend to be hot and humid with temperatures usually reaching the low to mid 80s Fahrenheit. Winters are cold with temperatures dropping into the single digits and teens Fahrenheit. All four seasons can bring precipitation in various forms such as rain, snow and ice. Snowfall averages around 36 inches each year. Spring and fall are mild with temperatures ranging from 40-70F depending on the year.

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

Round Lake averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Round Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Round Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 14
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Round Lake is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Illinois.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Round Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRound Lake, IllinoisUnited States
  36.7 in.38.1 in.
  43.2 in.27.8 in.
  121.2 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  82.2°85.8°
  13.9°21.7°
  6.77
  3.74.3
  797 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 Round Lake with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In Round Lake, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Round Lake are June, August and July.
In Round Lake, there are 8.0 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 Round Lake with an average of 13.9°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Round Lake, there are 134.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Round Lake, there are 10.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Round Lake 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 Round Lake with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.7 inches in Round Lake means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Round Lake with 12.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 121.2 rainy days annually in Round Lake, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 43.2 inches in Round Lake means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Round Lake with 12.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Round Lake, Illinois is a town that stretches from Route 60 on the southern borders to about Fish Lake Road on the western edge to Route 134 on the northern fringes.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Absolutely without a doubt the worst place in America to live. Property taxes are the highest in the State 3.76 % of value. If you have the misfortune of working in  More

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