Sauk Village, IL Climate


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Sauk Village, IL has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers in Sauk Village are usually hot and humid, with temperatures reaching as high as 90°F (32°C) on the hottest days. Winters are cold and snowy, with average lows around 20°F (-7°C) and occasional snowfall of 8-10 inches (20-25 cm). The area is fairly rainy year round, typically receiving about 40 inches (100 cm) of precipitation annually. The spring months can be particularly wet with heavy rainfall showers.

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

Sauk Village averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Sauk Village. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sauk Village gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sauk Village is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Sauk Village, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSauk Village, IllinoisUnited States
  39.0 in.38.1 in.
  28.0 in.27.8 in.
  109.9 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  15.7°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  653 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 Sauk Village with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Sauk Village, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sauk Village are June, September and August.
In Sauk Village, there are 13.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sauk Village with an average of 15.7°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Sauk Village, there are 127.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Sauk Village, there are 8.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Sauk Village 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.
July is the wettest month in Sauk Village 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 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.0 inches in Sauk Village means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Sauk Village with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 109.9 rainy days annually in Sauk Village, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.0 inches in Sauk Village means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Sauk Village with 8.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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