Hawthorn Woods, IL Climate


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Hawthorn Woods, IL has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature ranges from 22°F in the winter months to 78°F in the summer months. The area receives an average of 37 inches of rainfall each year and snowfall averages around 32 inches annually. The town is usually sunny throughout the year, with an average of 208 sunny days per year. During the summer months, temperatures can reach as high as 95°F but in winter they can drop as low as -10°F. Humidity levels are generally moderate throughout the year, but can become quite uncomfortable during hot and humid summer days.

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

Hawthorn Woods averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Hawthorn Woods. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hawthorn Woods 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hawthorn Woods is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Illinois.

8.9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Hawthorn Woods, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHawthorn Woods, IllinoisUnited States
  37.5 in.38.1 in.
  37.8 in.27.8 in.
  124.2 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  83.4°85.8°
  12.3°21.7°
  6.77
  3.74.3
  801 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 Hawthorn Woods with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Hawthorn Woods, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hawthorn Woods are June, August and September.
In Hawthorn Woods, there are 13.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hawthorn Woods with an average of 12.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Hawthorn Woods, there are 144.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Hawthorn Woods, there are 11.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Hawthorn Woods 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 Hawthorn Woods with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 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 37.5 inches in Hawthorn Woods means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Hawthorn Woods with 12.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 124.2 rainy days annually in Hawthorn Woods, which is one of the rainiest 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 37.8 inches in Hawthorn Woods means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Hawthorn Woods with 11.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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