Kendall County, IL Climate

Kendall County, IL has a typical midwestern climate with cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers. Temperatures range from highs of around 81°F in the summer months to lows of around 19°F in the winter. Average snowfall reaches up to 43 inches per year, with January being the snowiest month on average. The region experiences an average of 39 inches of rain each year, with June being the wettest month on average. Overall, it is a fairly temperate region with distinct seasons.

Kendall County, Illinois gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kendall County averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Kendall County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kendall County 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Kendall County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Kendall County with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Kendall County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kendall County are June, September and August.

In Kendall County, there are 11.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kendall County with an average of 14.6°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.

In Kendall County, there are 130.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

In Kendall County, there are 9.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Kendall County 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 Kendall County with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.0 inches in Kendall County means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in Kendall County with 12.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 120.0 rainy days annually in Kendall County, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 28.4 inches in Kendall County means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Kendall County with 8.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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