Orland Hills, IL Climate


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Orland Hills, IL has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is 81 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average low temperature in winter is 22 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation averages about 37 inches per year with most of it occurring from April to September. The area receives an average of about 43 inches of snowfall each year. Winters tend to be mild but there are occasional cold spells during which temperatures can drop below zero degrees Fahrenheit on occasion.

Orland Hills, Illinois gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Orland Hills averages 30 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 Orland Hills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Orland Hills gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 17
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Orland Hills, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOrland Hills, IllinoisUnited States
  40.1 in.38.1 in.
  29.7 in.27.8 in.
  123.3 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  84.0°85.8°
  16.5°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  702 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 Orland Hills with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Orland Hills, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Orland Hills are June, September and August.
In Orland Hills, there are 12.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Orland Hills with an average of 16.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Orland Hills, there are 118.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Orland Hills, there are 6.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Orland Hills 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 Orland Hills with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.1 inches in Orland Hills means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Orland Hills with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 123.3 rainy days annually in Orland Hills, which is one of the rainiest places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.7 inches in Orland Hills means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Orland Hills with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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