Forest View, IL Climate


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Forest View, IL has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The city sees an average of 28 inches of rainfall each year and snowfall usually begins in November and ends by April. On average, temperatures range from a high of 88°F in July to a low of 19°F in January. Thunderstorms are frequent during the summer months, while springtime often brings strong winds and rain showers. Spring is the wettest season while fall tends to be the driest.

Forest View, Illinois gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Forest View averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Forest View. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Forest View 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 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Forest View, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateForest View, IllinoisUnited States
  38.6 in.38.1 in.
  34.4 in.27.8 in.
  124.3 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  19.6°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  594 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 Forest View with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Forest View, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Forest View are June, September and August.
In Forest View, there are 13.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Forest View with an average of 19.6°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Forest View, there are 101.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Forest View, there are 3.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Forest View 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 Forest View with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.6 inches in Forest View means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Forest View with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 124.3 rainy days annually in Forest View, 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 34.4 inches in Forest View means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Forest View with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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