Fox Lake, IL Climate

Fox Lake, IL has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 80s and 90s. Winters tend to be cold with temperatures reaching as low as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, while snowfall averages around 30 inches throughout the season. Spring and autumn are mild and pleasant in Fox Lake, IL with temperatures ranging from 40 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. The sun shines an average of 200 days per year in Fox Lake and precipitation is relatively evenly distributed throughout the year.

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

Fox Lake averages 40 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 Fox Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fox Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Fox Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fox Lake, Illinois	United States
	36.1 in.	38.1 in.
	40.1 in.	27.8 in.
	117.5 days	106.2 days
	189 days	205 days
	82.1°	85.8°
	13.5°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.7	4.3
	741 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 Fox Lake with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In Fox Lake, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fox Lake are June, August and July.

In Fox Lake, there are 8.2 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 Fox Lake with an average of 13.5°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.

In Fox Lake, there are 136.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

In Fox Lake, there are 11.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Fox Lake 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.

June is the wettest month in Fox Lake with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.1 inches in Fox Lake means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in Fox Lake with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 117.5 rainy days annually in Fox Lake, 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 40.1 inches in Fox Lake means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Fox Lake with 12.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.