Lockport Heights, IL Climate

The climate in Lockport Heights, IL is generally mild and humid throughout the year. Summers are hot and humid with average highs reaching around 80°F (27°C) and lows around 60°F (16°C). Winters are cold with average highs of 35°F (2°C) and lows of 20°F (-7°C). The area receives an average of 37 inches of rain each year, most occurring during the months of May, June, July and August. Snowfall is common in the winter months, with total snow accumulations reaching up to 20 inches per season.

Climate	Lockport Heights, Illinois	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.