Kirkland, IL Climate


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Kirkland, IL enjoys a moderate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures averaging in the mid 80s and often reaching into the low 90s. Winters are cold and dry, with temperatures dropping to an average of around 20 degrees in January. Spring brings mild weather with average highs in the mid 50s and lows in the mid 30s. Fall is also mild, bringing average highs of around 60 degrees and lows of 40. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, though summer months tend to be slightly wetter than winter months.

Kirkland, Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kirkland averages 35 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 Kirkland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kirkland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 13
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kirkland is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Kirkland, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKirkland, IllinoisUnited States
  37.4 in.38.1 in.
  35.0 in.27.8 in.
  119.6 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  83.5°85.8°
  12.6°21.7°
  6.87
  3.54.3
  768 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 Kirkland with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Kirkland, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kirkland are June, September and August.
In Kirkland, there are 11.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kirkland with an average of 12.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Kirkland, there are 138.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Kirkland, there are 13.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Kirkland 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 Kirkland with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.4 inches in Kirkland means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Kirkland with 12.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 119.6 rainy days annually in Kirkland, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.0 inches in Kirkland means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Kirkland with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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