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United States / Illinois / Kankakee Metro Area / Kankakee County / Essex / Zip Codes
Essex, IL has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid with average highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s. Winters are cold and snowy with average highs in the low 30s and lows near 20 degrees. During spring and fall, temperatures range from mild to cool. Precipitation is plentiful year-round, typically averaging around 39 inches annually. Essex experiences all four seasons in full form, making it an ideal place to enjoy diverse activities throughout the year.

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

Essex averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Essex. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Essex gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 4.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Essex, 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 Essex with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Essex, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Essex are September, June and August.
In Essex, there are 14.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Essex with an average of 15.4°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Essex, there are 128.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Essex, 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 Essex 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 Essex with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.7 inches in Essex means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Essex with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 110.7 rainy days annually in Essex, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 24.2 inches in Essex means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Essex with 8.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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