Green Oaks, IL Climate


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Green Oaks, IL has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are generally hot and humid, with temperatures reaching their highest in July and August. Winters tend to be cold and snowy, with temperatures reaching their lowest in January. Spring and Fall are moderately warm and mild, providing beautiful foliage in the fall months. The area receives an average of 38 inches of precipitation each year, most of which falls during the spring months.

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

Green Oaks averages 38 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 Green Oaks. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Green Oaks gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateGreen Oaks, IllinoisUnited States
  35.8 in.38.1 in.
  38.4 in.27.8 in.
  119.2 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  81.3°85.8°
  14.7°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  682 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 Green Oaks with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In Green Oaks, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Green Oaks are June, August and July.
In Green Oaks, there are 7.7 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 Green Oaks with an average of 14.7°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Green Oaks, there are 132.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Green Oaks, 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 Green Oaks 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 Green Oaks with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.8 inches in Green Oaks means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Green Oaks with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 119.2 rainy days annually in Green Oaks, 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 38.4 inches in Green Oaks means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Green Oaks with 11.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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