Grandwood Park, IL Climate


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Grandwood Park, IL has a continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm to hot summers. The average temperature in summer is around 72°F and the average winter temperature is 25°F. Precipitation in Grandwood Park varies throughout the year, with an average of 33 inches of rainfall annually. Snowfall in the area typically ranges from 15 to 20 inches each winter. Because of its location near Lake Michigan, Grandwood Park often experiences strong winds from the lake during both the winter and summer months. Overall, this climate makes it ideal for outdoor activities year-round.

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

Grandwood Park averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Grandwood Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grandwood Park gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 15
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Grandwood Park, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGrandwood Park, IllinoisUnited States
  36.0 in.38.1 in.
  43.2 in.27.8 in.
  116.0 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  81.5°85.8°
  15.0°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  745 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 Grandwood Park with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In Grandwood Park, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Grandwood Park are June, August and July.
In Grandwood Park, there are 7.9 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 Grandwood Park with an average of 15.0°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Grandwood Park, there are 131.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Grandwood Park, there are 8.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Grandwood Park 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 Grandwood Park with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January 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 36.0 inches in Grandwood Park means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Grandwood Park with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 116.0 rainy days annually in Grandwood Park, 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 43.2 inches in Grandwood Park means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Grandwood Park with 12.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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