West Brooklyn, IL Climate


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West Brooklyn, IL has a humid continental climate. Summers can be hot and humid with average high temperatures in the mid-80s while winters can be cold with average lows dipping into the teens. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, averaging 40 inches annually with more snowfall possible during the winter months. Thunderstorms are also common during the summer months.

West Brooklyn, Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Brooklyn averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in West Brooklyn. The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Brooklyn gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 12
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in West Brooklyn, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWest Brooklyn, IllinoisUnited States
  36.8 in.38.1 in.
  27.8 in.27.8 in.
  105.3 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  82.4°85.8°
  11.6°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  945 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 West Brooklyn with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In West Brooklyn, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for West Brooklyn are June, August and September.
In West Brooklyn, there are 8.4 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 West Brooklyn with an average of 11.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In West Brooklyn, there are 144.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In West Brooklyn, there are 14.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in West Brooklyn 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.
June is the wettest month in West Brooklyn with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.8 inches in West Brooklyn means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in West Brooklyn with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 105.3 rainy days annually in West Brooklyn, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.8 inches in West Brooklyn means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in West Brooklyn with 9.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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