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United States / Illinois / Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area / DuPage County / Bensenville / Zip Codes
Bensenville, IL has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. Winters typically consist of snow and temperatures range from the mid 20s to low 30s on average. Summers can be hot and humid with temperatures in the upper 80s and 90s. Precipitation is generally moderate throughout the year but also varies depending on the season. The area experiences all four seasons which makes it a great place to travel or live.

Bensenville, Illinois gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bensenville averages 34 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 Bensenville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bensenville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 15
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bensenville is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

9 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Bensenville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBensenville, IllinoisUnited States
  38.1 in.38.1 in.
  34.3 in.27.8 in.
  122.2 days106.2 days
  188 days205 days
  83.9°85.8°
  15.4°21.7°
  6.97
  3.44.3
  679 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 Bensenville with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Bensenville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bensenville are June, September and August.
In Bensenville, there are 9.6 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 Bensenville with an average of 15.4°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Bensenville, there are 134.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Bensenville, there are 6.0 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 Bensenville 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 Bensenville with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.1 inches in Bensenville means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
April is the rainiest month in Bensenville with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 122.2 rainy days annually in Bensenville, which is one of the rainiest places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.3 inches in Bensenville means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Bensenville with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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nelly · Sun Prairie, WI
Too near O'Hare
Over 13 years ago

The apartment I lived in there was great (if expensive), but the winter climate was frigid and so to use the necessary humidification for minimal health & comfort during  More

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