Hickory Hills, IL Climate


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Hickory Hills, IL enjoys a relatively mild climate. The summers tend to be warm and humid, with temperatures averaging in the mid-80s throughout the season. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures typically reaching lows of around 20 degrees Fahrenheit during the night. Precipitation is evenly spread out throughout the year, with the most rainfall occurring during the spring months. Snowfall can range from light to moderate depending on the year.

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

Hickory Hills averages 32 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 Hickory Hills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hickory Hills 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 18
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Hickory Hills, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Hickory Hills with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Hickory Hills, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hickory Hills are June, September and August.
In Hickory Hills, there are 13.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hickory Hills with an average of 17.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Hickory Hills, there are 114.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Hickory Hills, there are 4.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Hickory Hills 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 Hickory Hills with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.1 inches in Hickory Hills means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Hickory Hills with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 124.3 rainy days annually in Hickory Hills, 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 31.6 inches in Hickory Hills means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Hickory Hills with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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