North Riverside, IL Climate


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North Riverside, IL has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures ranging from the high 70s to the low 90s. Winters are cold, with temperatures typically dropping into the 20s and 30s. Spring and autumn offer mild weather conditions, with temperatures usually in the 50s and 60s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, except for a dry spell in late summer where rainfall is scarce. Overall, North Riverside's climate makes it an ideal destination for outdoor activities all year round.

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

North Riverside averages 34 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 North Riverside. The US average is 205 sunny days.

North Riverside gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 20
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 North Riverside is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in North Riverside, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNorth Riverside, IllinoisUnited States
  38.9 in.38.1 in.
  34.4 in.27.8 in.
  124.3 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  19.6°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  617 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 North Riverside with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In North Riverside, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for North Riverside are June, September and August.
In North Riverside, there are 13.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for North Riverside with an average of 19.6°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In North Riverside, there are 101.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In North Riverside, there are 3.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in North Riverside 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 North Riverside 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 North Riverside means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in North Riverside with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 124.3 rainy days annually in North Riverside, which is one of the rainiest places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.4 inches in North Riverside means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in North Riverside with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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