Maywood, IL Climate

The climate in Maywood, IL is seasonal with hot summers and cold winters. In the summertime, temperatures stay around 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 Celsius) during the day and cool down to about 60 degrees Fahrenheit (16 Celsius) at night. The area sees plenty of humidity throughout the warmer months as well. During the winter, temperatures drop drastically to around 20 degrees Fahrenheit (-7 Celsius), and sometimes even lower if there is a severe snow storm. It tends to snow sparingly throughout winter, but when it does, Maywood can experience heavy snowfall.

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

Maywood averages 34 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 Maywood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Maywood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Maywood is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Maywood, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Maywood, Illinois	United States
	38.9 in.	38.1 in.
	34.0 in.	27.8 in.
	120.5 days	106.2 days
	192 days	205 days
	83.9°	85.8°
	18.1°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.6	4.3
	627 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 Maywood with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Maywood, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Maywood are June, September and August.

In Maywood, there are 12.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Maywood with an average of 18.1°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In Maywood, there are 110.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In Maywood, there are 4.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Maywood 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 Maywood with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.9 inches in Maywood means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in Maywood with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 120.5 rainy days annually in Maywood, which is rainier than most 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 34.0 inches in Maywood means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Maywood with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.