Long Lake, IL Climate

Long Lake, IL has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. On average, the summer months are in the low to mid 80s Fahrenheit, while the winter months range from the low teens to high 20s Fahrenheit. During the spring and fall months, temperatures usually hover around the 50s Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly even throughout the year with an average of 28 inches per year. The area does experience thunderstorms during summer months which can bring heavy rain and even hail.

Climate	Long Lake, 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.