Holiday Shores, IL Climate


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Holiday Shores, IL has a humid continental climate that sees all four seasons. In the warm summer months temperatures range from the low 70s to upper 80s Fahrenheit with high levels of humidity. Winters are cold and snowy, with average low temperatures reaching into the teens and highs in the mid-30s. Snowfall is usually light but can be heavy at times. Springtime brings moderate temperatures with plenty of rain, while fall brings cooler weather with some scattered showers.

Holiday Shores, Illinois gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Holiday Shores averages 12 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 Holiday Shores. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Holiday Shores gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Holiday Shores is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.4 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Holiday Shores, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHoliday Shores, IllinoisUnited States
  42.7 in.38.1 in.
  11.9 in.27.8 in.
  98.6 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  88.7°85.8°
  22.1°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  518 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 Holiday Shores with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Illinois. In Holiday Shores, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Holiday Shores are May, September and June.
In Holiday Shores, there are 35.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Holiday Shores with an average of 22.1°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Holiday Shores, there are 92.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Holiday Shores, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Holiday Shores during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Holiday Shores.
May is the wettest month in Holiday Shores with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.7 inches in Holiday Shores means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Holiday Shores with 11.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 98.6 rainy days annually in Holiday Shores, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.9 inches in Holiday Shores means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Holiday Shores with 4.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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