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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Greene County / Kane / Zip Codes
Kane, IL has a humid continental climate with cold and snowy winters. The average winter temperature is around 23 degrees Fahrenheit with an average snowfall of 28 inches. Summers tend to be hot and humid with average temperatures reaching around 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is generally evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 37 inches annually. The area typically experiences five distinct seasons, including fall, winter, spring and summer. Kane also experiences strong winds throughout the year as it is located in the Midwest near Lake Michigan.

Kane, Illinois gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kane averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Kane. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kane gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Kane, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Kane with an average high temperature of 87.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Kane, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kane are September, May and June.
In Kane, there are 27.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kane with an average of 19.4°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Kane, there are 109.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Kane, there are 3.9 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 Kane 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 Kane.
May is the wettest month in Kane with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.1 inches in Kane means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Kane with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 103.5 rainy days annually in Kane, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.7 inches in Kane means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Kane with 4.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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