Hillsdale, IL Climate


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Hillsdale, IL has a humid continental climate. It experiences hot summers and cold winters, with temperatures falling below 0°F occasionally throughout the winter months. The average yearly temperature ranges from 26°F to 78°F. Rainfall is quite abundant during the spring and summer months, averaging around 36 inches per year, while snowfall tends to be lower ranging from 15-20 inches per year. The humidity levels are usually high in the summer months, but lows can be seen during the winter season.

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

Hillsdale averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Hillsdale. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hillsdale gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 4.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Hillsdale, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHillsdale, IllinoisUnited States
  36.2 in.38.1 in.
  28.8 in.27.8 in.
  109.0 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  14.5°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  581 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 Hillsdale with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Hillsdale, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hillsdale are September, June and August.
In Hillsdale, there are 16.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hillsdale with an average of 14.5°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Hillsdale, there are 124.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Hillsdale, there are 10.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.2 inches in Hillsdale means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Hillsdale with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 109.0 rainy days annually in Hillsdale, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.8 inches in Hillsdale means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Hillsdale with 9.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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