Homewood, IL Climate


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Homewood, IL has a humid continental climate. Summers in Homewood tend to be very warm and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the 90s and high humidity levels. Winters can be quite cold, with temperatures dropping below freezing for extended periods and snowy conditions often lasting until April or May. Spring and fall are generally mild with cool nights and warm days. The area gets an average of 43 inches of rain per year, making it one of the more rainy parts of the country.

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

Homewood averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Homewood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Homewood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Homewood, 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 Homewood with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Homewood, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Homewood are June, September and August.
In Homewood, there are 15.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Homewood with an average of 18.0°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Homewood, there are 109.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Homewood, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Homewood 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.
July is the wettest month in Homewood with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.1 inches in Homewood means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Homewood with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 123.1 rainy days annually in Homewood, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.2 inches in Homewood means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Homewood with 9.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Homewood used to be a nice place to live but now there are alot of burglaries and the police isn't doing much about  More

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Even though I've left the Chicago area to move out west, I won't forget about where I was born & raised - Home Sweet Homewood! As part of the oft-overlooked Southern  More

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