Blue Island, IL Climate


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Blue Island, Illinois has a humid continental climate, which means it experiences four distinct seasons. The winters are cold and snowy, while the summers are hot and humid. Average temperatures range from lows in the teens during winter to highs in the mid-80s during summer. Rainfall is spread out relatively evenly throughout the year with an average of around 38 inches of precipitation per year. Snowfall averages around 18 inches each year, making it an ideal place for winter activities like sledding and snowman building.

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

Blue Island averages 32 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 Blue Island. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blue Island gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 18
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Blue Island is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Blue Island, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBlue Island, IllinoisUnited States
  37.9 in.38.1 in.
  31.6 in.27.8 in.
  124.4 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  84.2°85.8°
  18.3°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  640 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 Blue Island with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Blue Island, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blue Island are June, September and August.
In Blue Island, there are 15.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blue Island with an average of 18.3°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Blue Island, there are 107.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Blue Island, there are 5.7 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 Blue Island 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.
July is the wettest month in Blue Island with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.9 inches in Blue Island means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Blue Island with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 124.4 rainy days annually in Blue Island, 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 31.6 inches in Blue Island means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Blue Island with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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If you enjoy crime, pollution , rats, unemployment, corruption, overcrowded schools and subpar city services bad streets and alleys then by all means stay or move in.  More

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I've lived in Blue Island for about 20 years, and I wouldn't choose to live anywhere else. The community is welcoming, the housing is unique and charming, and we are a  More

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