Beach Park, IL Climate


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Beach Park, IL enjoys a humid continental climate, which means hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures average in the mid-80s with high humidity while during the winter months, temperatures dip to the lower 20s with light snowfall. Spring and fall bring mild temperatures and pleasant weather great for outdoor activities. The area also receives around 40 inches of rain each year which keeps vegetation lush and green.

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

Beach Park averages 41 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 Beach Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Beach Park 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Beach Park, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBeach Park, IllinoisUnited States
  35.7 in.38.1 in.
  41.0 in.27.8 in.
  116.4 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  80.9°85.8°
  15.3°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  699 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 Beach Park with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In Beach Park, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Beach Park are August, June and July.
In Beach Park, there are 7.7 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 Beach Park with an average of 15.3°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Beach Park, there are 129.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Beach Park, there are 7.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Beach 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.
May is the wettest month in Beach Park with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.7 inches in Beach Park means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Beach Park with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 116.4 rainy days annually in Beach Park, 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 41.0 inches in Beach Park means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Beach Park with 13.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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