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United States / Illinois / Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area / Lake County / Third Lake / Zip Codes
Third Lake, IL has a humid continental climate with plenty of hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures average around 72°F and can reach up to 90°F on some days. Winters are usually cold with temperatures averaging around 30°F and occasional snowfall. The area experiences some precipitation throughout the year with an average of 34 inches of rain annually.

Third Lake, Illinois gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Third Lake averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Third Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Third Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Third Lake is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

9.2 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Third Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateThird Lake, IllinoisUnited States
  36.2 in.38.1 in.
  43.2 in.27.8 in.
  120.0 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  82.0°85.8°
  14.3°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  774 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 Third Lake with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In Third Lake, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Third Lake are June, August and July.
In Third Lake, there are 8.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Third Lake with an average of 14.3°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Third Lake, there are 132.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Third Lake, there are 9.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Third Lake 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.
May is the wettest month in Third Lake with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.2 inches in Third Lake means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Third Lake with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 120.0 rainy days annually in Third Lake, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 43.2 inches in Third Lake means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Third Lake with 12.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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